To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Selling fruit (small scale)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 11:10:07 -0700
There is another consideration. Often there must be a minimum cash
income from a piece of property for it to be considered a farm for
various purposes: cheaper water, perhaps cheaper taxes. This is the
case in this part of Canada, and I remember reading that it would be
a good idea for two subsistence farmers to sell to each other so that
they could benefit from this law. I can't remember whether this was
in Harrowsmith (Canadian) or Mother Earth News (American).
A nearby friend with ten acres meets the required minimum by selling
plants, and is able to get her water at farm rates.
Diane Whitehead
Victoria, B.C., Canada
Re: [NAFEX] Selling fruit (small scale)
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