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Randolph Farm2010

Growing Ginger in a Temperate Climate

Your Resources …

Dr. Reza Rafie, VSU

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Making Ginger a Successful Crop

on your farm depends on how well

you manage three challenges:

Seed/Disease Growing Protocol Marketing

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Ginger Seed Sources

Puna Organics, Hawaii

X East Branch Ginger Out of Business

Grocery / Wholesale ?

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Growing

Pre-Sprout

Transplant

Feeding

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Growing

Pre-Sprout

Transplant

Feeding

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Growing Pre-Sprout Transplant Feeding

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Saving Energy ($)vs

Growing Time

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Growing Pre-Sprout

Transplant

Feeding

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Feeding

Granular Drip Foliar

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Marketing

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Price vs Production CostTerminal Markets – Wholesale Price

30-lb cartonAtlanta China $2.20/lbBaltimore China $1.93/lb

Peru $1.76/lbThailand $2.33/lb

Casselmonte Farm’s Production Cost for a 1,000-lb Ginger Crop

X LaborX High Tunnel (capital costs)

$1.70-$2/lb

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We Divide Our Customers into Three Major Groups

1. Buying for Spice / Flavor Individuals Restaurants

2. Institutional Buyers Grocery Stores Beverage / Prepared Food

Processors3. Health Food

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Marketing Handouts

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We Divide Our Customers into Three Major Groups

1. Buying for Spice / Flavor Individuals Restaurants

2. Institutional Buyers Grocery Stores Beverage / Prepared Food

Processors3. Health Food

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2011

Is an explanation necessary?

Beer Advocategave GBS a

perfect score – 100!

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We Divide Our Customers into Three Major Groups

1. Buying for Spice / Flavor Individuals Restaurants

2. Institutional Buyers Grocery Stores Beverage / Prepared Food Processors

3. Health Food

Think Out of the Box!

Be Bodacious!

The Washington Post2011

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NPRCasselmonte Farm Builds Reputation for Unique, Flavorful ProduceOctober 23, 2014 -- Catherine Komp

The New York Times

2013Casselmonte Farm

Ginger Speedbumps

Tropical Plant in a Temperate Climate – Limited Resources

Clean Seed Sources Very Limited – important for controlling diseases

Pricingo Mature Ginger – Wholesale price driven by imports

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