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How the business is going

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:24 am
by possum
We have had a lots of ups and downs with our dream to become commercial green vegie growers.
We put a sign at the beginning of this week and are averaging 2 customers per day. It is not going to makeus rich but it is helping to pay the electricity bill for the system. We are going to do a leaflet drop in a week or so (would do it now but we are running low on lettuce and that is what most people want)
We are also in talks with a church organisation who if it works out would take all the veg we can grow. they sell vegie boxes at cost to needly families so the children have a healthy diet. They buy direct from the growers to keep cost down.

It is all small steps, but in the right direction

Re: How the business is going

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:03 am
by homegrown
thats good posuum, where in NZ are you located and have you logged in with ooooby.ning.com and locavore365.org, Ooooby is a good way of keeping in contact with local gardeners and locavore can help you sell you produce for free.

Cheers HomeGrown aka The Greenman

Re: How the business is going

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:51 am
by possum
I haven't heard of either of those websites, I will check them out thank you.
We are on Kaitorete Spit (stick it into google, no one has heard of it)

Re: How the business is going

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:39 am
by fran
Good Luck with your business, I hope it continues to pick up for you :hugish:

Re: How the business is going

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:47 am
by Millymollymandy
Good stuff Possum, it's heading the right way! :thumbright:

Re: How the business is going

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:42 pm
by battybird
That sounds like a really good start! Hope the church works out, sounds like an excellent idea :cheers: