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Farmer's Market Online v2#31 Farm/Garden



FARMER'S MARKET ONLINE Vol. 2 #31
Farm/Garden Edition --- January 30, 1997
Copyright _ 1997  Outrider News Service. "All Rights Reserved"
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Published weekly in three editions:
Food (Tues), Farm/Garden (Thurs), Media (Sat/Sun)

___CONTENTS
Use the Find command under your Edit menu to locate specific subjects.

__Farm Supply___
* Agriculture in the GATT * Business Opportunity * Seeds * Terra Cotta Flower
Pot * Tools * Want To Buy: Farmland 
__The Booths__
__Crafts___
 * Candles * Gloves * Handmade for Profit * Necklace * Soap * Slipper-Socks
__Health/Beauty___
 * Emu Oil * Soap * Sunny Bears
__Books___
 * Fear of Wine * Growing Herbs * Lowfat and Lucious * Made From Scratch
Cookbook * Of Beets and Beasts * Rural Delivery
__Bulletin Board___
 * People With Dirty Hands * Small Vineyards * Market Watch * No Competition

___FARM SUPPLY___
Useful products and services for farmers and gardeners

NOTICE: Farmer's Market Online (tm) is a news and information service, not a
sales agent or middleman. Farm Supply listings are edited for style and
length, but otherwise all transactions are the sole business of the buyer and
seller, or traders. No warranty is made on the products or services listed.

AGRICULTURE IN THE GATT byTimothy E. Josling, et al. A comprehensive
historical record and technical analysis of the development of agricultural
and trade policy for persons directly engaged in the agrifood sector.
Hardcover, 298 pgs, index $69.95 postpaid. Credit cards accepted.
mailto:postalnet@aol.com. Phone toll-free 1-888-886-7602. Outrider Books, Box
277, Shoshone, ID 83352. http://members.aol.com/outriderbk

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. Looking for emu product distributors -- motivated
person(s) to sell emu meat to health-conscious consumer market and/or sell
health and cosmetic lines made with emu oil. Contact: Margaret Pounder.
Spring Creek Ranch, Hc66 Box 367A, Kooskia, ID 83539. PH: 208/983-2737.
Website at www.pier37.com/springcreek/ mailto:kmss@camasnet.com

SEEDS, exotic. Specializing in Hot Peppers -- Habanero, Peter, Purple,
Ornamental, etc. Packet (15-20 seeds) of Peter Pepper (Hot pepper w/ unique
shape) $2 postpaid. Packet (20-25 seeds) of Purple Pepper (Purple foliage w/
conical peppers $1.50 postpaid. Request Pepper List or Catalog of Exotic
Seeds. Contact: L.T. Doan, 590 E. 50th St., Jacksonville, FL 32208  PH: (904)
764-0376 mailto:LTDTerra@aol.com

SEEDS. Johnny's Selected Seeds is a retail and mail order supplier of
vegetable, medicinal and culinary herb,and flower seeds. We also offer a
unique collection of hard-to-find, high quality, gardening accessories.
Request our latest catalog at our web site -- http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ --
or send an email request to mailto:staff@johnnyseeds.com. Johnny's Selected
Seeds, RR1 Box 2580, Albion ME 04910. PH: 207/437-9294. FAX: 207/437-2165

TERRA COTTA FLOWER POT. "The Down Under Pot" Hand thrown terra cotta flower
pot grows plants Upside Down! Designed in Australia, made in USA. Available
in small ($25 postpaid), medium ($30 postpaid) and large ($35 postpaid).
Contact: Laura Pether, Cedar Key Trading Co., Box 19378, Sarasota, FL
34276-2378. PH 941-922-5564 FX 941-377-9968
mailto:downund@mailhost.bhip.infi.net

TOOLS. Stewardship Tools.  Gardening and sustainable household products.
 Made of brass, copper, steel. Website Catalog:
 http://www.efn.org/~kcp/steward.htm or send a large SASE to: Stewardship
Tools, P.O. Box 297, Crestone, CO  81131. mailto:slax@envirolink.org.

"WANT TO BUY: FARMLAND" How to locate, select and evaluate farmland. 20-page
booklet with photos, illustrations. $2.50 per copy, postage paid.
mailto:outrider@magiclink.com Phone toll-free 1-888-886-7602. Outrider Books,
Box 277, Shoshone, ID 83352

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___THE BOOTHS____

NOTICE: Farmer's Market Online (tm) is a news and information service, not a
sales agent or middleman. Booth listings are edited for style and length, but
otherwise all transactions are the sole business of the buyer and seller, or
traders. No warranty is made on the products listed.

ATTENTION SHOPPERS! Valentine's Day is near at hand. If you haven't made your
valentine gift selections, here's a few "lovely" suggestions gathered during
a recent tour of our Booths and Sponsors. The prices are all postpaid. Booth
location in parentheses.

* "Down Under" Terra Cotta Flower Pot $25-35 (Farm Supply)
* Handmade necklace with carved soapstone fish motif $15 (Necklace)
* Sunny Bear therapeutic fleece bear $32 (Sunny Bears)
* Polarfleece Slipper-Socks $15 (Slipper-Socks)
* 3 bars of hand-crafted natural soap $16.50 (Soap)
* "Of Beets and Beasts." Stories about rural life. $12.95 (Of Beets and
Beasts)
* Brass gardening tools from Stewardship Tools (Farm Supply)
* Sterling Silver DreamCatcher Pendant on Sterling Chain from Greenshopping
(http://www.greenshopping.com)

___CRAFTS

CANDLES. 100% Natural Hand-dipped Beeswax. Tapers 6" and 12". Available in
pairs. $2.50 for a 6" pair; $4 for a 12" pair (delivery cost included).
Contact: Jo Collins Mitchell, Mojo Waxworks, P.O. Box 1352, Ennis, MT 59729.
PH: (406) 682-7780. FX: (406) 682-4106.
mailto:JoMitchell@montana.campus.mci.net

GLOVES. Made from warm, lightweight Polarfleece. $15 per pair postpaid
 Available in the following colors: Forest Green, Red, Blue, Teal, Navy Blue,
Brown. Sizes: small, medium, large, extra large. Major credit cards accepted
Contact: Sandra Hofferber. Outrider Provisions, Box 277, Shoshone, ID
83352-0277 Toll-free phone orders to 1-888-886-7602 Fax 208/886-7602
mailto:outrider@magiclink.com

HANDMADE FOR PROFIT: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts & Crafts,
by Barbara Brabec 271 pages, paperback $14.95 postpaid. Credit cards
accepted. mailto:postalnet@aol.com. Phone toll-free 1-888-886-7602. Outrider
Books, Box 277, Shoshone, ID 83352. http://members.aol.com/outriderbk

NECKLACE. Handmade "A-Guppy" necklace with carved soapstone fish motif and
beadwork on 24-inch satin thong. $12 postpaid, $3 extra for giftwrapping.
Major credit cards accepted. Contact: Sandra Hofferber. Outrider
Provisioners, 205 W 7th, Box 277, Shoshone, ID 83352-0277.
mailto:outrider@magiclink.com. Phone orders toll-free: (888) 886-7602. FX:
(208) 886-7602

SOAP, Lye. Hand-stirred and cured 3 weeks. Pure white color w/ creamy lather.
Two full pounds, hand cut  and individually wrapped for $8.75 postpaid. Add
$3 for each additional pound. Contact: Debbie Garrett. Cottage Place Kitchen,
P.O. Box 480, Newcastle OK 73065. PH: (405) 387-3356. FX: (405) 387-5086.
mailto:pdg@aol.com

SLIPPER-SOCKS. Socks with non-slip soles. Made from warm, lightweight
Polarfleece. $15 per pair postpaid. Available in Forest Green, Red, Blue,
Teal, Navy Blue, Brown. Sizes: small, medium, large, extra large. Major
credit cards accepted. Contact: Sandra Hofferber. Outrider Provisions, Box
277, Shoshone, ID 83352-0277 Toll-free phone orders to 1-888-886-7602 Fax
208/886-7602 mailto:outrider@magiclink.com

___HEALTH AND BEAUTY

EMU OIL. 4000 year old healer. 100% pure emu oil, relieves burns, arthritis
aches, severe sprains, bee stings, etc. 2 oz. bottle $13 plus $2 shipping.
Skin care line and emu oil soap also available.  Contact:  Margaret/Steve
Pounder, Spring Creek Ranch  HC66 Box 367A  Kooskia, ID 83539. PH:
208-983-2737 
mailto:kmss@camasnet.com or visit our homepage: www.pier37.com/springcreek/

EMU OIL. Long used by Australian aborigines for arthritis pain relief and
burns. All natural. 100% American.  Full money-back guarantee.  Available in
2-oz. bottles for $12.95 plus $3 shipping. Contact: Mike and Pat Sauer,
Aussey Products, 1064 Fiedler Rd., Potlatch, ID  83855. PH: (800)722-5654.
Mailto:patsauer@moscow.com

SOAP. Handcrafted natural soaps, scented and unscented. 5-ounce bars for $5
per bar, $13.50 for 3 bars plus $1 per bar shipping. VISA/MC cards accepted.
20% discount for new customers. Gift packages available. Contact: F. Myers.
Bee City Soaps, 922 Pierce Ct., Boise, ID 83712. mailto:BeeCity@aol.com

SUNNY BEARS. Cuddly bears you warm up in the microwave for extra huggability.
Hand-made of soft fleece, and natural grains. Mixed colors, 14" tall.. Visit
Web display at http://members.aol.com/lminniger/index.html $25 each or $20
each for orders of 10 or more, plus $7/bear shipping. Contact: Laura
Minnigerode, 1907 Dartmouth #907, College Station, TX 77840. PH:
409/764-7208. mailto:Lminniger@aol.com

___BOOKS

FEAR OF WINE. An Introductory Guide to the Grape, by Leslie Brenner. A
refreshingly informal, simple guide to tasting, selecting and collecting
wine. 310 pages, illustrated, paperback, $12 postpaid. Credit cards accepted.
mailto:postalnet@aol.com. Phone toll-free 1-888-886-7602. Outrider Books, Box
277, Shoshone, ID 83352. http://members.aol.com/outriderbk

GROWING HERBS. A Superb Visual Index and Practical Guide to 60 Specially
Selected Herbs. Hardback, oversize format, photographs, index $19.95
postpaid. Credit cards accepted. mailto:postalnet@aol.com. Phone toll-free
1-888-886-7602. Outrider Books, Box 277, Shoshone, ID 83352.
http://members.aol.com/outriderbk

LOWFAT AND LUCIOUS. Recipe booklet includes Potato Casserole Au Gratin,
Chicken Enchiladas, Cream of Potato Soup, Deluxe Burrito Grande, Deluxe
Cornbread Fantastic and more. $4 postpaid. Contact: Debbie Garrett. Cottage
Place Kitchen, P.O. Box 480, Newcastle OK 73065. PH: (405) 387-3356. FX:
(405) 387-5086. mailto: pdg@aol.com

MADE FROM SCRATCH COOKBOOK by Charlene Paulson. 28 pages/50 recipes.
Compilation of family recipes that were "brewed up." $3 per copy postpaid
($.20 for MN residents). Mail check or money order to: Charlene Paulson,
28690 91st St. NW, Brooten, MN 56316. Phone: 320/366-3748 Fax: 320/366-3614.
mailto:cpaulson@midstate.tds.net

OF BEETS AND BEASTS. Heartwarming stories about rural life from an author who
operates a market garden and petting farm. This book includes ideas on how to
discover the joy of country living and prosper in what you love doing. 100
pages, photos. $12.95 postpaid. Mustard Seed Gardens, RR2 Box 229, Austin, MN
55912; mailto:dgbranst@wolf.co.net

RURAL DELIVERY. Essays on the rural experience. By Michael Hofferber. A
bushel full of stories and reflections inspired by 40 years of country
living. $5 per copy, postage paid. credit cards accepted.
mailto:outrider@magiclink.com Phone toll-free 1-888-886-7602. Outrider Books,
Box 277, Shoshone, ID 83352. http://members.aol.com/outriderbk

____MARKET SPONSOR: Masters Realty Group____
Whidbey Island, Washington
Building lot
Power and community water included
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List your Northwest properties with MASTERS  Realty Group.
Phone: 1-800-808-8180  Fax: 1-360-493-8303
Masters Realty Group, 4305 Lacey Blvd. SE, Suite #17, Lacey WA 98503
Mailto:MK5490@aol.com	http://members.aol.com/postalnet/masters

___BULLETIN BOARD
News items on gardening,
farming and marketing

__BOOK STALL
Reviews of books, software and other publications

People With Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening
by Robin Chotzinoff
Macmillan, 1996
205 pages, hardcover

Gardening is more than growing things to eat or cultivating flowers for their
beauty. For some gardeners, the activity is therapeutic, an antidote for the
madnesses of society. For others, it provides exercise,  fresh air, meaning,
contact with nature,  and even an affirmation of life.

Chotzinoff, a garden columnist for Garden Design and staff writer for
Westword, spent a year visiting gardeners across the U.S. and writing about
their particular horticultural passions. In Texas, she found two eccentric
ladies rustling old roses. In New Jersey, she met the perennial winner of the
New Jersey Championship Tomato Weigh-In. Closer to home, in Colorado,. she
finds the Perez family whose lives are closely entwined with growing and
eating and selling chile peppers.

"I don't question the assumption that chiles cure everything from hangovers
to asthma," she writes. I don't question chiles at all. They grow where
lettuce fears to tread, wilting and unloved in crummy soil, but ultimately
successful. I can't conceive of living in the West and not growiong chile.
This is because of the Perez family."

The bond that links gardeners of all persuasions is very evident in this
wonderful collection of gardener profiles. Anyone with a passing interest in
gardening, will find it entertaining. Those with a passion for growing things
will find it deeply moving.

__FARM DIRECT
News and profiles of farm-based and home-based enterprises.
 
Small Vineyards Poised for Growth

Pennsylvania has supported a small wine industry since the early 1970s, when
the Pennsylvania Farm Winery Bill allowed for the establishment of wineries,
the operation of retail sales locations and direct sales to businesses and
individuals.

Dr. Stephen Smith, associate professor of agricultural economics at Penn
State University, and Dr. Jayson Harper, associate professor of agricultural
economics, recently surveyed Pennsylvania vineyard and winery owners about
their businesses and the future of the wine industry in Pennsylvania.

More than 80 percent of both vineyards and wineries were started from
"scratch" by their owners.  Fifty-six percent of the vineyard owners and 59
percent of the winery owners were 40 years old or older when they began their
business.  Almost two-thirds had some previous business experience, and many
also had taken training in grape growing and wine making.

"On average, the vineyards started with 4.5 acres of wine grapes, 6 acres of
juice grapes, and 0.2 acres of table grapes," Smith says.  "The current
average acreage of wine grapes, while still small at 9.1 acres, is more than
twice the average initial acreage.  Vineyard owners indicated that they plan
to increase their acreage of wine grapes by 30 percent over the next five
years."

Pennsylvania ranks fourth nationally in total grape production, behind
California, Washington and New York.  Most of the state's acreage is in
Concord grapes for juice, not wine grapes.

__LIVESTOCK MARKET
News and developments in livestock breeding, ranching and marketing.

A Tough Breed

The first Bonsmara calf born in the U.S. took its first breath on George
Chapman's 1,000-acre ranch northwest of Amarillo, Texas on Jan. 24, according
to the Amarillo Globe-News. Chapman and his partner, Alta Genetics of Canada,
are introducing the Bonsmara breed in the hope that it will resist the heat,
insects and environmental stresses of the Texas Panhandle region and still
produce meat that is tender, juicy and hearty. Researchers in South Africa,
where the Bonsmara are bred, indicates that the breed should thrive in the
harsh conditions. The Bonsmara cattle are largely Bos taurus cattle that have
adapted to the heat in their native South Africa.

Sources:
http://www.amarillonet.com/
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/bonsmara/
http://www.altagenetics.com

__MARKET WATCH
Commodity reports.

_Beans, Snap
Florida acreage for harvest is forecast at 10,000 acres, unchanged from last
year but 23 percent less than 1995.  Planting and harvesting remained active.
The crop was in mostly good condition and quality was good. The weather has
been good to the crop except for some cold wind damage in the southwest in
late December.

_Broccoli.
California acreage is estimated at 29,000 acres, 5 percent more than last
year and 4 percent greater than 1995. Abnormally cool weather hindered crop
development while the wet fields have slowed fieldwork.  The crop looks good
but could use some warmer weather.

_Cabbage.
Winter acreage for harvest is estimated at 10,300 acres, 24 percent less than
last year and 14 percent below the 1995 level.  In Florida, rains from
Tropical Storm Josephine and Hurricane Lili hampered germination and crop
development in some areas in early fall.  Warmer, drier conditions during
late October aided growth. The crop escaped major damage from near freezing
temperatures during early-to-mid November and again around mid-December.
Significant rainfall in early December caused very little  damage to the
crop. Harvest began about mid-December with good quality and yield prospects
reported by growers.

_Carrots.
Acreage for harvest is forecast at 30,500 acres, up 6 percent from last year
and 36 percent greater than in 1995.  In California, wet weather provided
abundant moisture but  led to an increase in weeds.  Growers reported that
the crop was in good condition.

_Catfish
Farm-raised catfish processed during December totaled 36.9 million pounds
round weight, up 16 percent from December 1995. The average price paid to
producers was 73 cents per pound for December 1996, two cents below last
month and down five cents from a year ago.

_Cauliflower.
California acreage is forecast at 9,500 acres up 12 percent from 1996 and 6
percent above 1995. Wet weather provided abundant moisture but led to an
increase in weeds.  Warmer temperatures were needed to improve crop
conditions in some fields, but overall the crop was rated good.

_Celery.
The winter celery crop acreage for harvest in California is estimated  to be
at 6,900 acres, 8 percent above 1996 and 5 percent above the 1995 crop.
 Recent wet weather caused harvest delays along the coast and in southern
areas.

_Coffee
The Association of Coffee Producing Countries has agreed to cut 300,000
132-pound bag of quality arabica coffee and 1 million bags of robusta coffee
from its 26.28 million bag export cap. The news caused coffee futures prices
to soar to 16-month highs Jan. 23.  Arabica beans are used in gourmet blends,
while the lower-quality robusta bean is often used to make instant coffee.

_Corn, Sweet
Florida harvested acreage is estimated at 5,500 acres, down 5 percent from
last year but 12 percent more than in 1995. Rainfall from Hurricane Lili
caused no significant damage to plants around  mid-October,  but did delay
some fieldwork and leached some fertilizer from some fields. Milder weather
from late October into early November aided crop development. Windy weather
around mid-November caused some plant damage along  the east coast region.
 Drier and  mostly warm weather from late November until mid-December allowed
fieldwork  to progress normally. Cold, winter temperatures arrived around
mid-December but caused no significant damage to the acreage  around Lake
Okeechobee and in Dade county.

_Oranges
Florida agriculture officials report that frost damage to citrus crops from
an unexpected mid-January cold snap was not severe. Only 3 percent of the
citrus crop was damaged, the Florida Agriculture Department estimated. The
citrus crop esca

Sources:
Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA.
Phone: (314) 425-4520 Fax: (314) 621-3214
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS Information Hotline
1-800-727-9540. E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV.

__SELLING POINTS
Ideas and advice for effective marketing and merchandising.

No Competition

It's nearly impossible to compete with retail giants on discounts or variety.


No Kidding, a small toy shop in Brookline, Mass, survives by specializing in
science toys and construction sets. No guns or violent video games. 

``I'm taken aback when people ask me if I'm an entrepreneur,'' founder Judy
Cockerton told The Wall Street Journal .``No, I say, I'm a teacher.''

No Kidding wraps gifts at no charge, accepts returns without receipts, makes
hefty donations to local schools and offers discounts to teachers,
grandparents and donors to public TV. 

"The store brought in Brookline's only farmer to tell children's stories,
hosted pumpkin fests and teamed up with schools to prod youngsters to write
more. A donation box at the checkout counter promises proceeds will go to
``Secret Snow People'' (read: homeless) and other local causes."

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