Pricing your tomatoes

huntsman · November 9, 2009

I have found a Farmer's Market about 45miles from my home, and was surprised to find that no-one selling tomatoes actually offered slices for tasting!

Since we have no legislation here that prohibits or restricts this in any way, it seemed that they were missing out on a good marketing strategy, but then I realised that all of the tomatoes, without exception, we grown by one large farmer, and the sellers had bought from him for resale.

Why offer 'tasters' when the toms are all from one {tasteless} crop??

Man, I hope no one there reads this forum - come harvest time I will be smilin'!!

November 9, 2009	#17
huntsman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa - GrowZone 9 Posts: 595	I have found a Farmer's Market about 45miles from my home, and was surprised to find that no-one selling tomatoes actually offered slices for tasting! Since we have no legislation here that prohibits or restricts this in any way, it seemed that they were missing out on a good marketing strategy, but then I realised that all of the tomatoes, without exception, we grown by one large farmer, and the sellers had bought from him for resale. Why offer 'tasters' when the toms are all from one {tasteless} crop?? Man, I hope no one there reads this forum - come harvest time I will be smilin'!!