They are covered insurance wise under the farm's umbrella policy. We direct sold sweet corn and pumpkins in the past so we already have the policy in effect.
They are running this 100%. They decided on their business model. That is direct to the consumer sales. NO middle man. They are selling for a HIGHER than store price. Between $7-10 per fifty LBS. They have a sliding scale based on volume and delivery distance. They are promoting direct delivery and quality product. They are already heading back home and have more orders for two weeks delivery from just the word of mouth advertising. The second place they delivered to had eight people there to look at what they where selling and to talk to the girls. The people seemed to like the fact that this corn was raised by the family that they are buying it from. Also the fact the girls where doing this as their own business.
The scales are certified. A family friend is the lady that works for the state agency that does weights and measures. I had her take them and check them out. This has been two months in the planning.
They have to pay the farm for the corn as soon as it is delivered. They have a dollar a bag in the bag and bagging cost. Until they can use a larger amount of bags they are costing over $.80 each. I forgot to mention the corn is ran through a seed cleaner in the granary and a mist of soy oil is applied to reduce any dust. It also makes the corn shine and look "fresh". LOL So there are almost zero fines in the bag. The corn they are using is at 13.5% moisture and has a test weight of over 60 lbs. It would be #1 corn. Much of the corn sold in stores is loaded with fines and dirt. This is clean.
Will they be able to make any money doing this??? I do not know. The cost of delivery with fuel, labor,and time will soon tell.
They have a complete spread sheet set up to tract all their cost. These same girls are also keeping a complete set of books for the entire farm. Their mother does the official farm books. She has them doing a "shadow" set of records/books to learn how to do the book keeping needed. The entire family is working to get these kids the skills that they will be able to use to succeed at whatever they want to do in life. A very important part of that is managing their finances and learning to earn money.
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