We went to the Beverly Farmers' Market today, not really knowing what to expect. Would we sell anything? Would we sell everything? It turned out to be right down the middle. We sold about half of what we brought and grossed $128. Minus the $30 fee for the space and the growing expenses, that's not a lot of profit. It was tremendous fun, though, chatting with the homemade pasta vendor to my left and the soap vendor to my right. Many people asked about our farm and were surprised at all that we had to offer. I loved them moments when someone would walk up, read a sign, and do a double take.
We'll go back next week, then run our expenses to see where we stand. I think that unless we have a serious bumper crop of veggies, we won't be returning to the market. However, I think we made some nice connections and can set up relationships where we grow only pre-ordered seedlings.
We're now down to only one or two of the following:
Tomato, Juliet
Pepper, Yankee Bell
Winter Squash, Kabocha
Summer Squash, Yellow Crookneck
And we sold out of Little Leaf cucumbers, Mexican oregano, and Sugar Pie pumpkins, of all things.
The greenhouse seems oddly empty now. That won't last; I still have squash, pepper, basil, and tomato seedlings in desperate need of larger pots. But not many. I should finish those up in a day or two. And then I'll have a couple months' respite from potting... until it's time to start in on fall seedlings. Meantime, our focus will shift to the garden and keeping ahead of the weeds. Will trade seedlings for a few bales of straw. ;)
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