Do organic veg pay?

Fat Cant

Something like potatoes? I see alot of organic veg in the supermarkets but does it move ?

micraX

I've stood and watch people put down conventional and pick up organic produce. It's a sector in Irish fresh produce industry that isn't been taken advantage off. I know a few at it and some trying to get into it, the hard thing for some is the 2 years you need to leave land befor you can sell produce as organic, which doesn't help with lots of veg lads working on con acre.

There is money to be made.
Begley, simpley fresh has an organic farm in Wexford, he supply's lidl dunnes and some to musgraves.
Leo dunne in Laois grows a lot of organic carrots for dunnes and tesco, increasing his organic acreage this year I believe.
But with Meade potato company importing produce for holland for aldi starting this April it will really bring down the premium price I think anyway.

But looking at the skill Produce World and Taylor Produce (in UK) work and the top quality produce it really shows the potentional of organic fresh produce. Thee stuff is better than a lot of conventionally grown crops.

Pacoa

Don't think you can do just potatoes organically, you'll have to have a rotation with other crops to control disease etc.

Markcheese

Like anything else - depends-
How much ground you have - (and how good it is ) ?
How much muck you have ( no bag manure)
Who's doing the work / machinery and how much -
And most importantly who you're selling to - no market then don't bother-

micraX

Markcheese wrote: »

Like anything else - depends-
How much ground you have - (and how good it is ) ?
How much muck you have ( no bag manure)
Who's doing the work / machinery and how much -
And most importantly who you're selling to - no market then don't bother-

There is certain organic baged fertalizer you can get. Osmo is the brand I think

ravima

Last Sunday, Aldi had 2KG organic carrots for €1.09 or 1KG non organic for 99c. work it out!

micraX

ravima wrote: »

Last Sunday, Aldi had 2KG organic carrots for €1.09 or 1KG non organic for 99c. work it out!

Iverk supplies conventional and Meade supplies organic, Meade must be putting them in cheaper.