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August 15, 2011 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Western WI
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squash blossoms????
OK, so I have a customer that wants to buy summer squash blossoms. Everything I read says they only keep a very short time and need to be used immediately. This would make it impossible to supply them.
Anyone tried taking blossoms to market? How did you keep them in a good state and what the heck did you charge? Thanks |
August 15, 2011 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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I don't have personal experience but did find an article:
http://www.harvestwizard.com/2007/06...h_blossom.html
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August 15, 2011 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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We sell 10 blossoms for $5.
They are collected in the morning, placed in clamshells and stored in an ice-chest. If kept refrigerated, they keep for 4 or 5 days. |
August 15, 2011 | #4 |
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August 15, 2011 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Western WI
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Thanks for the replies.
I was seeing 50 cents each as a pretty common price. I guess they keep a little longer than I thought. |
August 15, 2011 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Virginia
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i sell a lot of them to restaurants at $6/dozen but have had zippo luck with them at the market at 50 cents apiece (or any price for that matter)... fred is spot on on the methodology...
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August 15, 2011 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sunol, CA
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They are an item that is hard to sell at the market, but we throw extras from the week into CSA boxes and they are appreciated.
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February 11, 2012 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Albuquerque, NM - Zone 7a
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Really nice article, Feldon, thanks for linking it.
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February 11, 2012 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Canada
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If you are growing for blossoms. Butter Blossom is a good variety, it produces mega amounts of male blossoms which most cooks prefer but very few female and therefore very little fruit, usually covered in male blossom thoug.
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March 19, 2012 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: cincinnatus, new york
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i tried selling squah blossoms this summer at my local market as i personally always use them.. i did make a few sales out of curiosity and explaing my recipes. i picked them right before going to market while the flowers will still open and kept them cool. some customers returned the next week wanting them but they were not a great hit in my area
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March 19, 2012 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2012
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in my area i had pblms selling them 4 for a buck and they were big zuchinni blossoms too
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