RE: Money-Makin' Time!
My native plant group is having a sale this Saturday. We don't get rich
on the profits, but keeps our club going as well as restoration needs
for the year.
We do both, purchase plugs in the fall, a few in the spring, and also
start seeds or cuttings.
The real value I personally found was the knowledge learned. Used to
have a hard time with seedling and id'ing them.... Also learned about
greenhouses and what it takes to propagate or just keep alive certain
plants thru their tough period.
I enjoy doing this except the day of the sale. People are rude, we are
way too busy for the amount of volunteers we have, and my feet
hurt/voice gone by the end of the day.
Donna
> Auralie,
> Our MGs have plant sales in May and June and Sept and I usually
contribute
> about 50 pots. We put a fair amount of work into these and make a
> 2-3thousand $ profit each time, because most of the product is donated
by
> MGs and, in Sept, sometimes a few local nurseries. However, a few
years
> back a team of 6 of us began the MG nusery and we buy wholesale and
grow
> on.
> These items bring in more money than the donated items usually.
>
> When you say > it's too much work for so little profit.< I can
> understand.
> For the MGs, it's a lot of work, but what else are we going to do to
get
> some money? Besides, the interaction during these sales helps us
serve
> the
> community. As for my own sale, I usually pull in about $700, maybe
more
> this year - we'll see. I don't know how much I spend on soil, pots,
and
> fertilizer, but I'm sure a few $ go back in my pocket. And people do
> bring
> the pots back, so I only have to buy one certain size. It may not
make me
> a
> lot of money but it beats lugging 500 pots over to CES for the MG
sale.
> And, call me crazy, I do have fun doing it.
>
> Kitty
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