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April 21, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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Pints or quarts?
How do you sell your cherry tomatoes? Pints/quarts?
And where do you get the pint/quart containers? |
April 21, 2016 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake
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The most common sizes around here are pints or cups...
One farmer at my market uses crystal drink cups. Another uses plastic bags. Another farmer uses clear clam-shell containers. I use plastic berry baskets that I sourced on eBay. |
April 21, 2016 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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I'm thinking I need pint clam shells, maybe 300...
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April 21, 2016 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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I sell cherries by the pint, in plastic boxes. I think we get them at the local grower's supply store.
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April 21, 2016 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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Not much for growers supply stores around here, maybe a trip to Carbondale is in orderl. I'm thinking a lot of cherry tomatoes this year.i might need 500 clamshells.
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April 21, 2016 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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Remember wooden pint berry containers?
Texas Basket Company 60 cents each plus shipping... A nice overflowing wooden pint box of assorted cherry tomatoes $5.00 ? Last edited by pmcgrady; April 21, 2016 at 11:40 PM. |
April 22, 2016 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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I'd say negative on the wooden boxes. Most customers don't want the box. I just dump the tomatoes in a plastic bag and re-use the box. The wood will stain over time if you re-use them, as some cherries inevitably burst in the boxes. I make my boxes up at market and not the night before for that reason. Also, the green mesh plastic baskets will give the fruit 'waffle butt' if they sit overnight.
This is the place we get our stuff: http://www.southernfs.com/agronomy/P...rd-Supply.aspx Stop by and take some plants if you come down. I'm overflowing right now. |
April 27, 2016 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake
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At market, I dump the baskets into paper bags, and tell my patrons that I'll recycle the baskets.
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