tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post504134965707250197..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: Urban farmers' blogF.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-90714700082855462472008-08-27T14:18:00.000-04:002008-08-27T14:18:00.000-04:00Well, I guess they don't sell much then, eh? In m...Well, I guess they don't sell much then, eh? In my trips to the markets I've only seen the local farms represented, so I'm unfamiliar with back yard gardeners selling their stuff there.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, back yard 'farming' is the antidote to higher priced local produce. For many people the locally grown produce available at the farmer's markets and at Ellwood Thompson's is simply out of reach economically. Growing your own produce is much more affordable and much easier than a lot of people realized. The movement to turn the back yard or balcony or front porch into a kitchen garden is being driven by issues of food safety, land use, food stability, and environmental consciousness, not profit. I'd be really surprised if someone managed to make any serious cash off of their back yard zucchinis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-70014076410573380412008-08-27T07:58:00.000-04:002008-08-27T07:58:00.000-04:00Some of them flog their produce at rates higher th...Some of them flog their produce at rates higher than the farmers at the weekly markets..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-16734875675862412022008-08-26T13:08:00.000-04:002008-08-26T13:08:00.000-04:00anonymous,Huh?anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Huh?F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-64433860277982098862008-08-26T06:44:00.000-04:002008-08-26T06:44:00.000-04:00Heh. Some of these "urban farmers" charge even mor...Heh. Some of these "urban farmers" charge even more extortionate prices for their produce..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com