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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jul 4, 2007 21:19:53 GMT -5
How do you determine what price to sell your produce for?
At the Farmgate?
Is Market any different??
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Post by tomc on Jul 11, 2007 19:16:12 GMT -5
I base my price on what I see the big box (low average) sells for and a local Agway (high average) gets. I pick something in the middle of those guys charge.
Today was the opener for my local farmers market. Sold all the basil I brought and a couple trees. Thank goodnes its a small market, doin' this kicks the stuffin' right out of me.
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Post by Alan on Aug 8, 2007 22:50:30 GMT -5
It just depends on what I have.....if it's common, I stick right there with the other vendors, maybe a little lower if I've got a lot to move or a little higher if it is organic and I think I can sell it for a premium.
However;
if it's something no one else has, and particularly if it is something that I bred, that is also organic, and that I have to inform the public about, then I go for a "premium"; and usually after a little conversation and taste testing I can move it.
But people know that Bishop's Homegrown means quality, they also know I'm not poisoning them, and they also know they are welcome to tour the farm 24/7 more or less, so they sort of feel at home with me, even if they have "never seen funny colored sweet corn".
All in all, I keep my prices pretty fair. I live in a pretty economically depressed economy and I keep that in mind, often leaving my prices lower than those around me (exspecially at the height of the season) and those in the big stores, simply because I have more than I can sell, more than I can eat, and more than I am willing to save seeds from, and some folks really have it hard in my county, so I like to give them a bit more for their dollar. However, like I said, if it's rare, organic, or early/late in the season, I get a lot higher price.
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