Indian corn price - dang

[CrealCritter]

$4.00 for 3 ears. That's $16.00 a dozen - dang!

 

[Mini Horses]

Yep. And stores sell out! Those city slickers love to decorate with it. We are more concerned with how to eat it. Then, after Thanksgiving, they throw it away. We feed it to the chickens, etc. Same with pumpkins, etc.

I walked into a WalMart the other day and they had racks of nice, large pumpkins at $9.98 each! Even the smaller, 4-6# ones were $5. Wish farmer next door would grow those & not cotton.

Lot of hand harvesting costs with these type things. But, nice niche for homesteaders at a Farmer's Market or roadside stand.

 

[baymule]

My daughter buys pumpkins to decorate the front yard from Halloween to Christmas. Then I get them and give to the Sheep and chickens.

@CrealCritter i see a cash crop for you!

 

[CrealCritter]

My daughter buys pumpkins to decorate the front yard from Halloween to Christmas. Then I get them and give to the Sheep and chickens.

@CrealCritter i see a cash crop for you!

No kidding... I would grow indian corn all day long for $16.00 a dozen. Only one problem... how to market?

 

[Mini Horses]

for homesteaders at a Farmer's Market or roadside stand

If you can't be there, find a stand that will buy from you for $8 a doz. They KNOW they will sell. Even some of your grocery, small craft outlets will take them. Sell them at a church & donate 1/2....any flea markets near you? Parking lot of a shopping center, beauty shops, etc. THINK local.

 

[CrealCritter]

If you can't be there, find a stand that will buy from you for $8 a doz. They KNOW they will sell. Even some of your grocery, small craft outlets will take them. Sell them at a church & donate 1/2....any flea markets near you? Parking lot of a shopping center, beauty shops, etc. THINK local.

I got my daughter thinking about how to market also. Now that I know what it is and I can grow it.

 

[CrealCritter]

Indian corn bundled with baling twine. Does it get any more fall in the country than this? Clearly I ain't no fashion bug! I just might have a case of toxic masculinity, just a little.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

LOL!

 

[HomesteaderWife]

Store pumpkins around Halloween are too expensive. Who needs them if you grow gourds?



We grow our own corn too