Seems in SE Wisconsin every other person is growing/selling garlic. Not worth it at larger scale(1+acres). Too much a demand of time at planting and harvest. I find "farm to table" restaurants are not really what they say they are either.
Honestly with the fact that california produces so much of the garlic in the world and the US its hard for the midwest to have any chance in hell at making a profit and with chinese garlic growers growing bad quality garlic for next to nothing it cuts almost any hopes of profit out of the equation. Thankfully the wine industry which I work in is growing and more and more people are buying wine and its easier than ever to sell at a profit.
We (and other partners like the University of Minnesota) have been working hard for years to change the story of premium garlic in the Upper Midwest. We're proud to say more farmers are finding success growing garlic alongside other crops or enterprises. If you're ever here in August, come on over to the Minnesota Garlic Festival in Hutchinson to give 'em a try!
Ryan Pesch begins the session with financial considerations, and the interview with Viktor Vasileiadis begins at 17:00.
Thanks for the discussion!
This is so interesting. I'd love to get a copy of that presentation
Οι ποντιοι ξεχωριζουν παντου!!Keep going!!
Was Viktor saying Keene or king garlic?
Gonna finish off watching tomorrow it’s getting late. But thanks 😊
Seems in SE Wisconsin every other person is growing/selling garlic. Not worth it at larger scale(1+acres). Too much a demand of time at planting and harvest. I find "farm to table" restaurants are not really what they say they are either.
Not particularly
Honestly with the fact that california produces so much of the garlic in the world and the US its hard for the midwest to have any chance in hell at making a profit and with chinese garlic growers growing bad quality garlic for next to nothing it cuts almost any hopes of profit out of the equation. Thankfully the wine industry which I work in is growing and more and more people are buying wine and its easier than ever to sell at a profit.
We (and other partners like the University of Minnesota) have been working hard for years to change the story of premium garlic in the Upper Midwest. We're proud to say more farmers are finding success growing garlic alongside other crops or enterprises. If you're ever here in August, come on over to the Minnesota Garlic Festival in Hutchinson to give 'em a try!