MHG,

Read the link to local harvest you provided, and agree with Ohio's response on the recalls that are happening daily. Heck at the rate everything is going with that, maybe all the big suppliers will be bankrupt and out of business by the time you start selling this year's produce! And you'll get rich.

Now, on the backyard hobbyist, versus the farmer such as yourself, well, hmmm!

Yep, those people do it because it is fun, and they have other job's, and don't mind practically giving thier produce away at markets. They are not there at the market to make a living, only there to make a penny and share all the produce they couldn't stop themselves from growing. The disease of too many seeds, so must plant, can't help myself. Now what can I do with all this produce? So they pack up and head to market.

Now, how do you plan on competing with that type of vendor? They don't care how much profit they come home with, it's thier entertainment for the week. Maybe they should not let hobbyist be vendor's?

How do you beat out the guy, that's there for fun?

Oh, Good morning! Saturday and rainy! Waiting on my uncle and his weekly Saturday morning visit! I love Saturdays!

Hope all is well with all of you!

Good mornin'. Clear and a crisp 0* this morning.....probably won't stay that warm for long as the weather gal just said we have a cold front moving our way droppin' down from the NW......hahahahabrrrrrrr !!!

But Robin's have been spotted in Mo. and slowly moving north and the geese were gathering last weekend headed north, so spring can't be too far behind. I hope i hope I hope.......

We had our cold snap a couple days ago. Right now 24 on a forecast high of 30, but wind makes it feel colder. Warm-up coming, so they say.

Hmm, guess I shouldn't have mentioned backyard gardeners? Noticed everyone has ignored that part of my post! Snicker!

Uncle just left, had a great talk about old times and all stuff related to our lives at this moment! And we discussed the flyers for the grocery stores around here, and where was the best deal on corned beef! HaHa We love corned beef and cabbage! Best prices are always arond St patty's Day, of course! I buy and freeze now for later. Best price I found was $1.39 a pound for flat cut. I like full cut better, more fat, my favorite thing to eat, but well, I'll try this lean crap!

I don't think we have too too many of those people at our markets. It's too much work. Most of the people who just grow too much give it away to their friends without going to the trouble of joining and showing up for a market. Besides, at the market I started out in last summer, people tended to buy from the larger more-established-looking vendors than from the little guy anyway. Also, our markets have minimum pricing guidelines to prevent undercutting.

So I'm not sure that -- around here at least -- the "hobby" gardener is such a problem. If someone's going to the trouble to join and show up for a market, it's because they want to sell something -- even if they still do have a day job. Average wages around here are low enough people often work more than one job anyway, whether to make ends meet or maybe try and get ahead a little.

Hi LIZ!

I just bought the house next to you! I am putting free wholesome vegetables for free on the billboard next to your place! Giggle, I bet they stop at my house first! Giggleing here!

Can we start at 9:00am central tomorrow?

Let me know?

Beastly weather here at the moment, but I'm good! Worrying about GMan though?

No you're not. Too much work. Billboard is expensive. Zoning doesn't allow for sign or produce stand. You've got nobody to mind it for you while you're at work. Blah, blah, blah.

Anyway, if you want to raise all this stuff and give it away for free, then maybe you can just give it all to me.

9:00 CST should be ok w/ me. That's after we've sprung forward, right? Ha ha.

Oh goody, hope the gang sees this post! 9:00am cental works great for me, and yep, that's after the bump for daylight savings!

I read that some places don't do daylight savings, wonder if alaskan does? Wouldn't think? Can't remember where else doesn't do it in the states? Kansas?

Hairy, hope you can come tomorrow morning!

9 is ok here too if I can remember to get in bed early enough!

See ya when I get there.

If you don't show up, you ain't nothing but a BRAT! Yep, that's a true statment! And you will be messed up by the fickle finger of fate, if you are a no show!

Now, take your chances!

lisaann, we actually DO have daylight savings time.

I thought it was Arizona that didn't do 'it'

There *is* a group here in town that is yelling for No daylight savings time AND a switch to Hawaii time. Supposedly that would get the clock time closer to the sun time......

But how is that possible? If the amount of sun we get every day changes by 5 minutes or so a day???

Alaskan research that, and in the meantime: Get yahoo Instant messenger and show up at 5:00am your time! Tomorrow morning! Hit me now, we'll set it up and and hit ya in the morning to chitchat!

show up at FIVE AM MY TIME?????

HAVE YOU GONE MAD?????

But thanks for the invite...makes me feel loved!

Hit me now and you better show up in the morning!