Hi all- I'm Kathy Carter-White in Tahlequah, checking in. We live on 5 acres between the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller and have a small garden and some...
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JJDILL1@...
Dec 27, 2002 12:24 pm
Hi, I am Jackie Dill from the Stillwater area. We live on a 40 acre farm. I am very excited about Robert's idea. Over the last few years we have been growing...
Hi We are Ed and Barbara Martindale from good ole Muskogee. We at this time live in town but do have a green house opperation and gardens in which we grow all...
Hello all. I am one of the quiet members at New Okie Pioneers. Saw this group advertised this morning and am very interested. No co-ops within an hour and I...
Kathy, Jackie, Ed and Barbara, Thanks very much for your introductions. I'd like to encourage everybody topost something similar, your background, what you...
Hello, I am Sally Sims. I live north of Maysville (about 50 miles south of OKC) and run a business in Pauls Valley ( 20 miles se of here). We have 50 acres...
Well my my! It is nice to know that other people either think like me or I might generate a few ideas. LOL I like this list already Robert. Spent time on the...
To get a feel for their structure, I contacted a local antique mall down on NW 23rd and asked them what their terms were. He said they accepted items on...
Ideas that came to me as we were talking around the table. Among we Country folk there is one vast untapped asset. Our old fashion know how. Among the...
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Rood, Fenton
fenton.rood@...
Dec 27, 2002 10:37 pm
You just identified one of the most significant differences between antiques and food. The mall gets 25%, and the seller makes additional margin. The margin...
This is true for a regular retail grocery, but remember that we are talking about a cooperative that is a blend of a farmers market and a retail food store. I...
http://www.att.com/rnb/members/ifax/rnb11936.html State of Oklahoma Starting Your Business In Oklahoma Oklahoma has a number of programs to help small business...
http://www.oktax.state.ok.us/oktax/forms/busregpk.pdf This booklet contains: . Business Registration Workshop Information . Registration Information . Bond...
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JJDILL1@...
Dec 28, 2002 5:22 am
Thought I would add these sites to look at, I have been to this first co-op in Portland, Oregon. Stayed in there for a couple of hours, just looking. : ) <A...
Actually, I'd wanna be the first to sign up for one of the ideas in particular, the fall garden contest. FYI, I'm still picking peas, and I haven't bought a...
When I lived in Austin, TX I was a member of the Wheatsville Food Co- op (http://www.wheatsville.com/), well actually I still am a member but I only get to...
What is the main purpose of any co op? To save the members money? To provide members a outlet to make money? To make a profit for the group? Actually I took a...
Lots of helpful reading http://www.digital-women.com/how-to/ The following articles will explain the " How To " in business. The articles cover a variety of...
Wow, Now this is stocked with info. It's about more than my mind can comprehend but i'm sure going to go through it. I have a very good business plan software...
Believe it or not we have never had a business plan. Sure we have a goal or and idea of what we want to do but never a real business plan. There is no way when...
I see some nice things here. Having done some of this before, here are a few thoughts... 1/ Produce requires daily (hourly) maintience... 2/ For those of us...
For my farm friends receiving this message by bcc: Okfoodret is a new e-list discussion group dedicated to finding means for producers to retail their...
Just sent this and realized in reading it again that I did not make it clear that everyone on the okfoodret discussion list and my farm e-friends are invited...
You've highlighted some of the differences between a coop and a sole proprietorship. A cooperative, being a democratic organization, is a bit messier to set...
I have been discussing on another list setting up a Farmers Market. Shoot I don't even think I have ever even been to a formal one! Closest thing I get is the...
... IN some Private markets Yes you do. But in our market there is no membership. You just pay for your space. ... Space in a farmers market varies, Some are...
I explored the barriers to home-canned foods a few years ago, and (unless there has been a policy change designed to diversify the market for food security)...
