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| brookerene |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 2:57:41 PM
I'm new to this sight and therefore haven't explore the depths of its topics, but I was wondering how you all market your farm. Do any of you sell through websights, sell on the commodity market, farmers markets, etc? Where I live most of the farmers are conventional farmers. Also, we are far enough from a large population center that I would like to know what other women are doing to keep their farms viable in similar situations. So many farms here are not passing to the next generation and we want to preserve our farm by making it marketable/profitable - to keep for our three children. It's a struggle to be creative at times. Any guidance to other posts or general recomendations or tips etc are welcome. Sharing things can help preserve so much that would be lost otherwise. Also, are any of you doing any form of agri-tourism and what has it taken to make a go of it? Thanks.
Thanks,
Brooke |
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| Forrester Farm |
Posted - Mar 12 2007 : 1:27:26 PM
I've been going to a local market with cut flowers for the past 5 summers. I added potted herbs last summer, and just got a call from a local farmer who asked if I would sell his blueberries and cranberries this next year. (the girl who was selling for him doesn't have help the way that she used to and she recommended me - our spots have been next to each other for the past 3 years).
Forrester Farm started out as a great way for me to begin a small scale business while being at home with children. Now I get calls for wedding flowers, arrangements for businesses and other various things.
Little ones need me,
Ann
http://annforrester.tohe.com |
| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 3:09:49 PM
We are doing farmer's market in town and hope to make a name for ourselves, so people will come looking for us someday. Our farm is off the beaten path and there are other farms doing agri tourism alot closer to town.
There's 3 generations (actually 4 counting babies)on our farm right now. All us wives have our own interests so we just do are own thing, but help each other and sell together. For us it is just a hobby and extra spending money though.
Farmgirl and mother of 2
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| brookerene |
Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 08:36:11 AM
Thanks for replying and for athe referral . Raw Milk, I've heard a lot about it but we don't have milk cos and haven't been able to get myuch from the beef cows! We tried just to taste it. It's a growing thing. I'll take a look at MJ's book. thanks again.
Brooke |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 4:07:20 PM
I sell some hand crafted items at my etsy site, but as for farm products, I just have extra milk and eggs..I barter or sell them to friends and relatives. I could have sold the fresh raw milk from 10 cows this last summer if I had it! (I only have one sweet Jersey cow) I live in a very small town in a rural area....but I do hae neighbors and all...not the same as your situation..I hope someone is more help than me. Do you have have MaryJane's book??? It has alot of ideas for the agri tourism sort of thing (if you havn't seen it..it is described on the main page..go to the HOME and click at that and then click on the MaryJane's farm logo on the page it takes you to..it is in most libraries now too.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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