That stinks! Wonder if you could move up to a market Sugarland? Maybe the clientele would be a little more considerate of your hard work? I'm a frequent visitor to a F.M. in a N. Tx suburb that has through the years added great variety of produce, meats, baked goods, honey, etc, moved towards more organics, and has added more specialty growers including some heirloom tomato growers, something I've been shocked to see. It must be a hard decision to go that way when you can sell hybrids that produce much more reliably and in quantity, but at least up here, you can sell the heirlooms for a little more than the hybrids. I don't believe you would be able to charge more for them in every farmers market and the key is does your market attract any foodie clientele? If not, trying another market might allow you to up your profits as well as weed out the "garage sale" mentality it sounds like you have to deal with. Good luck.
Dewayne mater
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