New to these forums and a markert question for the verterans
Hi there, I'm new to the forums, but not the world of gardening. I have a question about farmer's markets and thought some of you might be able to answer.
First off, I am located in sunny (right now) Victoria, BC Canada. Its a fairly mild climate and only drops below freezing a couple days of the year normally. I have a 200 sq ft greenhouse that I am putting the finishing touches on as well as eight 4' x 8' raised beds. I am mainly growing exotics such as vanilla, aloe, stevia, basil, oregano, jalapenos, and some other herbs such as rosemary, thyme, etc and also some Sundew plants (little venus fly-trap-type things).
My question is, I am approaching the markets in a different way than traditional farmers. Most farmer make produce, vegetables and fruits, and then sell them every weekend a these markets. That is awesome, I buy from them every weekend for what I can't grow myself. For my business however, I am not interested in that. I want to give people the ability to grow it themselves. I'd rather sell someone a huge Basil plant once a year that they can harvest every day than to sell them little containers every week of cuttings from my plants.
So what I'm asking is, are there other vendors like me? Selling tomato, pepper, cucumber, herb starters and full plants? Or do most people just sell the end produce?
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