Produce Prices

brooksville · May 4, 2015

How do you guys compete and price against the vendor or vendors who obviously did not grow their produce? They seem to be so much cheaper than what I think is a fair price for our produce.

Is the consumer knowledgeable enough to know the difference in produce that was raised in a medium sized garden vs produce that was raised commercially?

We have a great mix of tomatoes, potatoes, squash and peppers. My wife also makes granola and jam. Additionally, we live in a semi rural area, where farming is the major economic engine.

We sold $75.00 worth of potatoes and granola this past Saturday at the market. It was our first time we were proud.

Thanks for any advice,

John

May 4, 2015	#1
brooksville Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: South Georgia Zone 8a Posts: 179	Produce Prices How do you guys compete and price against the vendor or vendors who obviously did not grow their produce? They seem to be so much cheaper than what I think is a fair price for our produce. Is the consumer knowledgeable enough to know the difference in produce that was raised in a medium sized garden vs produce that was raised commercially? We have a great mix of tomatoes, potatoes, squash and peppers. My wife also makes granola and jam. Additionally, we live in a semi rural area, where farming is the major economic engine. We sold $75.00 worth of potatoes and granola this past Saturday at the market. It was our first time we were proud. Thanks for any advice, John