Growing business
Farmers finding bigger profits by selling locally
Kevin Irick is all local. He lives local, grows local and sells local. And he's not alone. His approach to farming is part of a national movement that is hitting home for many Americans, including folks in the Lawrence area.
17 June 2008 at 5:41 p.m.
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redmorgan (Anonymous) says…
Wow, that's awesome. I envy his business…wish I could do that for a living!
17 June 2008 at 9:34 p.m.
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brookcreeker (Anonymous) says…
GAH! It's “locally”. He doesn't live local. Local is an adjective, live is a verb. Adverbs, not adjectives, modify verbs. He lives locally.
18 June 2008 at 5 a.m.
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KEITHMILES05 (Anonymous) says…
Thanks for the English lesson!
18 June 2008 at 11:28 a.m.
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JenSmith (Anonymous) says…
Another site to check out is www.growinglawrence.org
18 June 2008 at 12:27 p.m.
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notnowdear (Anonymous) says…
I would love to see local markets outside the Lawrence farmer's market (which I never go to anymore, too “elitist” for me) and the Merc. I would love to see more road-side stands, like the one out by the airport.
I would love to truck farm, and kept the out-moded irrigation pipe just in case.
18 June 2008 at 12:33 p.m.
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Haiku_Cuckoo (Anonymous) says…
Stories like this are another reason that a rural work farm should be created for the homeless. Make it a drug/alcohol-free setting that teaches them to raise crops and fix farm machinery. They can sell their produce, do small engine repair and boost their self-esteem at the same time. The current “wet shelter” doesn't help them in any way, shape or form. Loitering downtown and getting drunk is bad for them and bad for the citizens of Lawrence. Below is an example of one such place.
http://www.stanthonysf.org/services/serv…
18 June 2008 at 2:42 p.m.
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Charlie Naramore (Charlie Naramore) says…
The Farmer's Market is elitist? Cliquish, maybe, but elitist might be a stretch.
18 June 2008 at 2:57 p.m.
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redmorgan (Anonymous) says…
Is the Farmer's Market elitist and/or cliquish? In what way? I've never been there…been wanting to for years, but never seem to get around to it.
18 June 2008 at 6:14 p.m.
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Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says…
You all put it into better words than I did on another thread. My experiences there (years ago I will add) had people who priced things as though it was gold, because they had grown it. Too much higher than the stores.
And the stores do buy local. If you watch you'll see a pickup pull up with a bed full of cantaloupe, corn, etc.
i'm from the days that buying from the farmer meant fresh (tho it sat on a table in the heat until it sold) and cut out the middle man prices, but letting them sell without the hassle of taking food to the stores.
I'm also from the days of people growing surplus themselves, and sack fulls of produce being available to all for nothing. Just a thank you, and sharing things you had to offer surplus.
19 August 2008 at 9:02 a.m.
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gr (Anonymous) says…
“Adverbs, not adjectives, modify verbs. He lives locally.”
Would that also include, “grows” and “sells”?