You’re going to have the perfect set-up for growing for profit! I enjoyed my days working with my In-Laws when we sold to restaurants and did a Farmers Market on Saturdays and sometimes Wednesdays if we had extra produce to unload. My ‘Honor System’ Farm Stand at my other farm was a success as well. Never was ripped off.
I’m glad we’re living in a time when locally grown and fresh is a Big Deal. I’ve read that Herbs (of all kinds) get you the most dollar for your efforts, with salad greens and tomatoes right up there, too.
It wasn’t unusual for us to make $3K on a Saturday selling Raspberries. Of course, that was five, 8-hour days of MIL and I picking, but it was good, honest work and we got a lot of the world’s problems solved while we picked in long rows, face to face all day. :)
You’re going to have the perfect set-up for growing for profit! I enjoyed my days working with my In-Laws when we sold to restaurants and did a Farmers Market on Saturdays and sometimes Wednesdays if we had extra produce to unload. My ‘Honor System’ Farm Stand at my other farm was a success as well. Never was ripped off.
I doubt I would do the farmer's market. They're pretty lame out here and I'm not a people person. Plus I'm not from MO originally and the locals can tell. I could go 100 miles and find a decent market but booths/spots are pricey.
I know there's some good restaurants that I'm sure would be interested in fresh veggies of more flavorful varieties than what they can get.
I’m glad we’re living in a time when locally grown and fresh is a Big Deal. I’ve read that Herbs (of all kinds) get you the most dollar for your efforts, with salad greens and tomatoes right up there, too.
They do sell fresh herbs at the grocery stores here but I don't know how much they sell. They must sell more than fresh green beans because they don't bother selling those as of last year.
It wasn’t unusual for us to make $3K on a Saturday selling Raspberries. Of course, that was five, 8-hour days of MIL and I picking, but it was good, honest work and we got a lot of the world’s problems solved while we picked in long rows, face to face all day. :)
We have acidic soil with wild blueberries and blackberries going everywhere so I really need to get into that. Me and the kids went for a drive and picked a bunch of wild blackberries and I made jam. Lot of work but it was good. Tunnel strawberries are a thing.
Picked up 10 two year old elderberry seedlings from the State Nursery a couple of weeks ago. Gave 4 to my buddy and put 5 in 3 gallon pots because that's how many I had. Ignored the lamest looking one. I need to fence out the ruminants, goat and deer from the garden area. Then I can work on fencing the goats in the perimeter again. Buying trees makes the garden area get big quick.