tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post2962441994400524468..comments2023-11-05T03:16:48.425-08:00Comments on BooneDocksWilcox: mad at Watauga Farmers MarketJoanna@BooneDocksWilcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889259406024845745noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-34891449451377407682009-01-29T16:03:00.000-08:002009-01-29T16:03:00.000-08:00Have you read any of Joel Salatin's books? His mo...Have you read any of Joel Salatin's books? His most well-known one is called "Everything I Want to Do is Illegal." He runs Polyface Farms in Virginia.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-34654170451414033412009-01-29T07:26:00.000-08:002009-01-29T07:26:00.000-08:00Ugh, that's frustrating! You'd think that there'd...Ugh, that's frustrating! You'd think that there'd be another meeting sooner than two years from now! Sometimes I find Boone to be a bit backward - like the fact that you have to fax legal documents when closing on a house, b/c there is no ability to email. <BR/><BR/>I was going to suggest baking, but that seems to be out too. What can you do? Only sell eggs and chickens? Isn't there any other thing that you can sell? Like a service of some sort?Teesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519469194907594997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-74883119737413199012009-01-29T05:43:00.000-08:002009-01-29T05:43:00.000-08:00Sorry to hear about the road block. It does seem t...Sorry to hear about the road block. It does seem to get harder and harder to make any money from home or farm these days.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664824920459341153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-46770972654599652852009-01-28T21:50:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:50:00.000-08:00This is crazy - your soaps are beautiful and would...This is crazy - your soaps are beautiful and would be an asset to the market! Are you familiar with the Southern Highland Craft Guild? My sister worked at the center for several years: http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/index.php<BR/><BR/>I've been there and have seen a huge variety of handmade crafts.<BR/>NancyMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231969558161393080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-19397855785803474892009-01-28T19:31:00.000-08:002009-01-28T19:31:00.000-08:00I"m sorry to hear that Joanna, I know you had your...I"m sorry to hear that Joanna, I know you had your hopes up for making the soaps. Can you make it anyway and post a sign on your table without selling directly from the market? Or maybe just "mention it to customers"? <BR/><BR/>I sure hope you can find a way.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02688144915030229524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-54184201641065844412009-01-28T18:57:00.000-08:002009-01-28T18:57:00.000-08:00Is your road not a main drag? Sometimes it is bes...Is your road not a main drag? Sometimes it is best to sell off of your own place. But I am right on a main highway. Our eggs go to my husband's work and we cannot keep up with the demand.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-64846524802758799302009-01-28T12:51:00.000-08:002009-01-28T12:51:00.000-08:00Mark Twain was a smart man. But it's our own fault...Mark Twain was a smart man. But it's our own fault we're in the situation that we're in. Things are over-regulated because we refuse to take care of things ourselves, so we lazily hand over control to our government. And now look at us.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-31904798472948783762009-01-28T11:57:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:57:00.000-08:00talking about Tractor Supply, the closest one is 1...talking about Tractor Supply, the closest one is 1 1/2 hr away off this mountain, was always so good to our poultry club, as long as we weren't blocking the front door, we could use their parking to sell and trade birds, plus we brought them business, because when we sold birds, the customers would walk into TS and buy bird stuff.Joanna@BooneDocksWilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889259406024845745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-7867446606863555192009-01-28T11:50:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:50:00.000-08:00I'm sorry Joanna - these regulations are going to ...I'm sorry Joanna - these regulations are going to regulate us all right out of business and I really believe that is "their" intention.<BR/>I think you will find this crap in most every state and it doesn't encourage anyone to want to farm that's for sure.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353371999780496358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-16962885855284962782009-01-28T10:49:00.000-08:002009-01-28T10:49:00.000-08:00I'll try this again...I lost my first set of c...I'll try this again...I lost my first set of comments. Joanna, I have great sympathy for you. Without going into a lot of detail, I too live in a state that does not allow of lot of from the farm products to be sold without a license. I have a license to sell my B&B products, but if you want some of my milk, for example, you have to drink it on my farm. You better not take a cup of it with you to feed your animals! Anyhow, can you contact your local extension office or Chamber of Commerce? Also, in our area, I have noticed that the Tractor Supply stores hold farmer's markets in their parking lots in the warmer months. They draw quite a crowd. This might not be the setting that you are looking for, but it would be a start. This stinks, simply said!Mary Humphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588951598159062308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-51064696595910977682009-01-28T09:37:00.001-08:002009-01-28T09:37:00.001-08:00I really hate all these regulations! That is why ...I really hate all these regulations! That is why I'm a libertarian. For me to sell eggs at a farmer's market in GA, I need a separate fridge to store them in and I have to candle everyone of them. It is ridiculous to have to do all that to sell a couple dozen eggs. I'm just going to sell them under the table to friends when we start getting enough.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717865473054614516.post-61189712425856707712009-01-28T09:37:00.000-08:002009-01-28T09:37:00.000-08:00That's a bunch of political nonsense. I say they a...That's a bunch of political nonsense. I say they are paid to keep people from competing with the big boys.<BR/>Good luck!!Twisted Fenceposthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973165692768831966noreply@blogger.com