I mostly agree with what you've said, except I don't think it's wrong for him to sell at the markets. If he wasn't already doing so, that might be different, but I guess I'd ask why is he obligated to stop doing that versus stopping the pick-ups? I don't agree that the farmer is saying that if there is any food at all, we get it, and I would very surprised to hear about other CSA farms interpreting it that way given what I've seen of how they work. No farm is going to put the shares ahead of their own survival, and I don't think they should.
But yeah, while I'd bet he could have managed a drop-off last week, even if it was meager, I think your last paragraph is dead-on about the process. Add to that that he's a perfectionist when it comes to his vegetables, so to him, a meager share would be worse than nothing, even though the rest of us would obviously appreciate it.
For me personally, it also matters that I trust him to do what needs to done (as long as it doesn't involve communication :), and I believe that trust was borne out when he announced just a few days later that pick-ups would continue.
The contrast in various comments was still rather striking, with some people going on about "where's my refund?!?" while many others were insisting they didn't want any money or vouchers back, and could they pay now for next year if that would help.
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Date: 2009-09-29 08:41 pm (UTC)But yeah, while I'd bet he could have managed a drop-off last week, even if it was meager, I think your last paragraph is dead-on about the process. Add to that that he's a perfectionist when it comes to his vegetables, so to him, a meager share would be worse than nothing, even though the rest of us would obviously appreciate it.
For me personally, it also matters that I trust him to do what needs to done (as long as it doesn't involve communication :), and I believe that trust was borne out when he announced just a few days later that pick-ups would continue.
The contrast in various comments was still rather striking, with some people going on about "where's my refund?!?" while many others were insisting they didn't want any money or vouchers back, and could they pay now for next year if that would help.