ACTUAL HARVEST COST
My Cost to Harvest, Process, Ship
ONE 20 BOX ORDER
2 workers @ $9.00 per hour, 11 hours...................................$198.00
1 worker @ $8.00 per hour, 7 hours........................................$56.00
Houston Carton boxes, wax lined cost per $2.81......................$56.20
Labels, per each $0.13............................................................$2.60
Delivery @ $3.00 per mile..................................................... $75.00
Insurance @ $2.00 per box....................................................$40.00
Subtotal ............................................................................$427.80
Total Harvest Cost Per Box..……………………...............……..$21.39
Land Cost Per box $8.00 x 20 boxes......…......………..........$160.00
Cost to grow One box of 24 bunches......................................$29.39
*Land prep, re-mineralization, legume development and maintenance, plow downs, organic soil amendments from Omega Grow & Lady Bug Organic Fertilizer, Plant stock, weeding, irrigation, hired labor, fuel, repairs, record keeping
Out of Pocket Cost To Plant Cultivate Harvest, Process Ship Each Box
$21.39
Plus $8.00 Cost Per Box for Land
Cost to grow box of 24 bunches..$29.39
Plus $1.22 Per bunch My labor and Mgmt
Total $31.50 Per Bunch
My full economic cost of production for scallion shallots is $31.50 for a ready to eat box of 24 bunches.
Delivery included WITH FOUR BOX MINIMUM
The parity price is $48.00 per box. High quality organic food is difficult and very expensive to grow.
Our food crops have been produced with the least amount of fossil fuels possible.
The only way to reduce our foot print further is by delivering the crop to your doorstep on a horse or mule fed from organic corn grown on the same organic farm that grew the shallots and
THAT'S WHERE WE DRAW THE LINE!
