marlo capoccia wrote: > one of the things i've heard from farmers is that going to market, > while profitable, is often difficult for them to do more than once a > week because they must be present at market to sell their goods. > that keeps them off the farm and not producing the goods they must > sell. it might be interesting to see how farms manage multiple > markets in the other cases that have been mentioned but also look > into different kinds of support can be built into the infrastructure > for small farms that don't have the people power to be present as > often as they'd like.
I like the idea of a central farmers market, but I also like the idea of smaller farmstands. They aren't a proper 'farmers market' where lots of actual farmers descend to sell directly. However, they still have relatively short supply chains, can focus more easily on the retail experience (open more often!), and can have a bit more infrastructure than is comfortable to haul back and forth. I wrote up an idea for something that goes beyond farmstands, at: http://livingindryden.org/2007/09/your_local_marco_polo.html But I think neighborhood stores connected to local suppliers generally would be a great idea. Thanks, Simon St.Laurent _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
