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Selling some veg.

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  • 25-07-2012 4:35pm
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    Hort101
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    When producing crops at home on a small area of land, do crops have to be sprayed and fertilized in order to sell them to people and shops? Even if i have no interest in getting an organic license. :)


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    Cardinal Richelieu
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    Hort101 wrote: »
    When producing crops at home on a small area of land, do crops have to be sprayed and fertilized in order to sell them to people and shops? Even if i have no interest in getting an organic license. :)

    Its not mandatory to spray and fertilise them.


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    Hort101
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    Meaning people can stilll buy them?? and theres no problems??? im just thinking if there is some law on that..


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    magicbastarder
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    have you found a shop who will buy your produce?
    i would have thought this would be difficult as they would more likely go through a supplier who can guarantee year-round supply.


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    Hort101
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    Well i can produce year round supply..


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    Cardinal Richelieu
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    have you found a shop who will buy your produce?
    i would have thought this would be difficult as they would more likely go through a supplier who can guarantee year-round supply.

    Some shops like to stock local in season produce to give them a niche against the supermarkets like Dunnes/Tesco.

    What are you going to sell OP? will you be prepacking or selling loose?


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    Hort101
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    Mostly selling lose.. veg like carrots, onions, swede, turnip, scallions, parsnips.. and also some potatoes which will have to go into some sort of bags..


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    Cardinal Richelieu
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    Hort101 wrote: »
    Mostly selling lose.. veg like carrots, onions, swede, turnip, scallions, parsnips.. and also some potatoes which will have to go into some sort of bags..

    Might be good for you to know the EU marketing standards for fruit and Veg. Basically the min you should know when grading your veg into specific classes.
    http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmingsectors/horticulture/freshfruitvegetablesmarketingstandardseu/


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    Markcheese
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    If your selling from your gate, or an honesty box , don't worry about anything, if your selling to a restaurant don't worry about it ... If it's to a major store call everything class 2 .. Done

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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    Cardinal Richelieu
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    Markcheese wrote: »
    If your selling from your gate, or an honesty box , don't worry about anything, if your selling to a restaurant don't worry about it ... If it's to a major store call everything class 2 .. Done

    Simple but not so simple because a major store most likely has there own spec. EU standards is pretty lightweight but just handy to see the min needed to sell decent produce.


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