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Summer 2011 Veggie Prices

15 years ago

Hello all!

I am wondering what you all are charging or planning to charge for the summer veggies this year. At my market the vendor's prices are all over the place. One farmer was selling green beans for $4/lb! I look at grocery store prices but am wanting to get an idea about some other people's prices too.

So here's some specific veggies I'm wondering about:

cherry tomatoes

slicing tomatoes

green beans

other beans (lima,etc)

zucchini

other summer squash

tomatillos

ground cherries (anyone grow and sell these?)

eggplants

mini peppers

bell peppers

hot peppers

cucumbers

cantaloupe and honeydew melons

anything else I'm forgetting or leaving out...

Thanks everyone!

Comments (4)

  • 15 years ago

    I don't sell by weight so I can only give quart and each sizes. Another vendor at the market this year thinks we should raise our garlic price to $2 each instead of $1. I think that is too high for eating garlic. I only sell my medium sized bulbs and save the largest to replant. But I do think cooperating on prices is important.

  • 15 years ago

    We were selling green beans for $3/lb last year until someone decided that their beans were only worth $2/lb.

    I've only had snow peas ($4/lb), radishes, green onions ($1.50/bunch), and new potatoes ($1.50)

    Marla

  • 15 years ago

    As a new market gardener, I'd love to see more follow up on this thread. If possible could you all add your location to the posts? Not everyone has it listed by their user name, and it will help the rest of us judge by region what the going rates are.

    I will probably do mixed salad greens and arrugula at about $2 bag (around 4 oz--not sold by weight). Herb bouquets for $2. Cut flowers at $7 and $12, $4 for mini bouquets (including tax). Raspberries for $5/pint.

    I will add more prices after I get a better idea. I'm in a summer resort area in NY--eastern Long Island, so we don't start until this Saturday the 25th, after schools are out and tourists are full force. I imagine that our prices are a bit higher than elsewhere due to the type of customer and location, but will see.

  • 15 years ago

    I sell 4-6 oz of baby greens for $3 and they are unwashed most of the time. 6-8oz of spinach for the same price. Being you have to carefully cut each piece you have to charge for your time. I cut spinach and baby greens for CSA today and carefully weighed the bags and it took at least 1 hour for 5 shares! Once those crops are done with will be beans and cherry tomatoes taking all that time!
    I am in MN and sell at a small market- chemical free not certified.

    However I sell herb bunches for $1 and can't sell many! No one buys fresh herbs at my market (see value added thread). I raised my flower bouquets to $3 this season and they are selling better than ever. I keep everything sanitized and cut in AM and keep cool. I put listerine in the water and bleach the bucket and scissors. It is better to do cheaper smaller bouquets and let people choose 2 if they want. I suppose your price is probably wiser since again flowers take a long time to prepare! I leave little leaf trails behind me as I pull off the leaves between plants! I pick my own home perennials as well as annual in the veggie field. I had my first sweet pea bloom today!

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