Re: [apple-crop] Wall Street Journal Market Watch
Great questions and observations. I for one only buy from stands that openly tell where their produce comes from. At my PYO orchard, anything I offer not made or grown on the farm is labeled. Honesty is the best policy! On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Kushad, Mosbah M kus...@illinois.eduwrote: Here is an article that appeared in today's Wall Street Market Watch Website. ** ** Interesting observations.. Does it matter to your customers if a certain percentage, large or small, of what you sell either at the farm or elsewhere is not grown at your farm? Do they know, should they know, and does it make a difference? .. Hope to hear any experiences or questions that you may have been asked by your customers related to this subject.*** * ** ** http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-things-farm-stands-wont-tell-you-2012-09-17 ** ** Mosbah Kushad, University of Illinois ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- Michael D. Vaughn Owner / Manager Pie-In-the-Sky Orchards ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
[apple-crop] Wall Street Journal Market Watch
Here is an article that appeared in today's Wall Street Market Watch Website. Interesting observations.. Does it matter to your customers if a certain percentage, large or small, of what you sell either at the farm or elsewhere is not grown at your farm? Do they know, should they know, and does it make a difference? .. Hope to hear any experiences or questions that you may have been asked by your customers related to this subject. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-things-farm-stands-wont-tell-you-2012-09-17 Mosbah Kushad, University of Illinois ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] Wall Street Journal Market Watch
On Sep 17, 2012, at 3:34 PM, Kushad, Mosbah M wrote: Here is an article that appeared in today's Wall Street Market Watch Website. Interesting observations.. Does it matter to your customers if a certain percentage, large or small, of what you sell either at the farm or elsewhere is not grown at your farm? Do they know, should they know, and does it make a difference? .. Hope to hear any experiences or questions that you may have been asked by your customers related to this subject. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-things-farm-stands-wont-tell-you-2012-09-17 Mosbah Kushad, University of Illinois ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop Speaking as a consumer who often shops at farmstands and such: But stand operators counter that consumers are voting with their dollars—if they didn’t like what was happening, they wouldn’t be buying. If you are in Massachusetts, and you are selling oranges, any customer who cares will assume you didn't grow it yourself. And if you are selling your apples and some from the farmer next door, maybe I don't care. But it can get complicated, and in my opinion, the better farm stands label food with its source. If you do that, I will consider the maple syrup from NH and the honey from cape cod, and the peaches from an orchard 30 miles west to be added value in expanding your selection. Ginda Fisher apple consumer___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
