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Meeting Minutes
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Meeting Minutes - Date
10/1/1984
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Board of Commissioners
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Regular
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m <br /> <br /> SUMHARY OF FRUIT AND VEGETkBLE HARKETING SURYEY IN CABARRUS COUMTY <br /> <br /> March 22, 1984 ' <br /> <br /> General Information <br /> <br /> Within the last couple of years a great deal of discussion has occurred <br /> <br /> regarding the further development of a farmers market in Caberrue County. This <br /> group has formed a non-profit corporation, me'ed to the fairgrounds, and received <br /> tncreese in numbers of buyers and sellere. Recently, this group hca dtscueeed <br /> further development ~nd finding a permanent home in the Concord-Kannapolts area <br /> for the Cabarrua farmere market. <br /> <br /> A surVey of Cabarrua producers was conducted in January, 1984, to determine <br /> <br /> the extent of interest and the amount of support for euch a ~rkct. Information <br /> obtained fro~ this eecvey will provide the basic data needed lc deter~lning the <br /> need /or a Cabarrua farmere market. <br /> <br /> Results of Survey <br /> 1. Total number of surveys completed - 114. <br /> 2. To~n located neares£ farm: <br /> Concord 22 <br /> Mt. Pleaeant 20 <br /> Harrieburg 11 <br /> Kannapolis 8 <br /> Midland 6 <br /> Cold Hill 2 <br /> Mooreavtlle 2 <br /> Landis 1 <br />3. Number of acres of fruits and vegetables produced in 1983 - 232 acres. <br /> <br />4. Fruits and vegetables produced in 1983 include practically all crops. <br /> <br />5. Reasons for not growing fruits and vegetables for retail sales: <br /> <br /> Lack of labor 20 <br /> Not enough water for irrigation 10 <br /> Not worth the time 10 <br /> Lack of interest 7 <br /> Not enough land 6 <br /> Equipment not avaiiable 5 <br /> Difficulty in growing fruits and vegetables 5 <br /> Lack of time 4 <br /> Lack of knowledge 2 <br /> <br /> · <br /> <br /> <br />
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