Tag Archives: economics
farmer’s market economics: late August
Farmflash: Farming still dangerous, years after Robert Frost wrote “Out, out–”… Meet Rise & Shine’s CSA in Rome. (That’s Georgia. And not the one with the Russia problems.) Foggy River: Change is in the air at the farmer’s market; the … Continue reading
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farmer’s market etiquette
Farmflash: Sonoma County‘s Press-Democrat dives gradually into Slow Food. In California, farmworkers continue to die of heat; OSHA law not helping workers due to lack of enforcement. American man forced to sell Canadian farm that has been in the family … Continue reading
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why farmers don’t vacation…
…at least in the summertime. Coming back to the field this morning was, erm, ahem, <choke>, a bit of a shock. There was good news, and there was bad news. I’m a realist. Let’s start with the bad. First of … Continue reading
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the price of a radish
How much would you charge — or pay — for a bunch of freshly picked French breakfast radishes? Pricing produce at the farmer’s market is always a tricky endeavor. The case of the radish, I think, exemplifies farmers’ and shoppers’ … Continue reading
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is slow food expensive food?
The end of August is going to turn San Francisco into a foodie haven (more so than it already is). Even the New York Times, which was a little slow to pick up on the CSA trend, is taking notice. … Continue reading
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farmer’s market recession
For the past 6 weeks — since we first started attending the Windsor farmer’s market — we’ve made more money each subsequent weekend, because we’ve brought more (and a greater variety of) produce each time. Every weekend, we sold out … Continue reading
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