Selling Veg

[Robert_Brenchley]

It would be harder now with veg so much cheaper than they were a generation ago. But the evidence that it's been done in the past is right beside me!

[Robert_Brenchley]

[goodlife]

The prolem if you want to sell is that people just don't want to part with money...they are happy to pay over the odds for a lettuce in supermarkets..but try to sell one of your own.. ::)..which is grown best possible way with no sprays, chemicals..etc.. and to get rid of it you have to give it away or expect to get silly money... ::) I stopped doing veg for anybody else long time ago..not worth it for all time it takes..
But we do have couple of chaps who still do..but I suspect they do have their faithful clients..who knows..we are not asking..but the amount they are growing ::) ...and no families to feed.. ::)
Personally..if anybody does it..good for them... ;D

[allaboutliverpool]

We were encouraged by our council in Liverpool to have open days when produce could be sold.

We raise extra plants as well and sell them.

All profit goes to our site. (£137 profit this April).

[shirlton]

Since the Council cut back on some of the funds available to allotments a few of the sites near us have started to sell produce wether it be home grown or bought in produce and other gardening needs.  The proceeds go towards maintaining the allotment site.

[Spudbash]

When I knew Doris twenty years ago, she had two full allotments and only herself to feed. I think her main selling points were that she sold properly fresh veg that pensioners had known all their lives and couldn't get from the supermarkets and, secondly, she delivered to their door, at a time when there were many more pensioners who couldn't drive.

Whether anyone would make a profit today, with high seed costs and changed tastes in food, I very much doubt. I see a lot of pensioners in Lidl...  :)