| Apr. 18 2008 at 2:06 PM |
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Many, many thanks for the information. You are appreciated. Good luck with iMatthews.com.
JoAnn Gibson, President
Non-Stop Customer Service
A 2006 Top 10 Michigan Business Woman (National Association of Women Business Owners-Greater Detroit Chapter), and A Michigan Woman of Distinction (Corp! Magazine)
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| Apr. 18 2008 at 9:06 PM |
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Did somebody decide to start their own local textile mill? Those look like the bobbins used in the old cotton mills. I used to be able to get these jobs easy enough until they exported all the cotton mill jobs elsewhere... That's how I know what those things are.
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| Apr. 22 2008 at 2:35 PM |
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Followup to this article — just wanted to share an article from today's Wall Street Journal about suburban residents tearing up their whole yards to grow high-profit vegetables for sale to local restaurants, to their neighbors, and elsewhere around town:
Green Acres II: When Neighbors Become Farmers
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| Start-up costs for a one-eighth-acre farm run about $5,500, says Ms.
Christensen of Spin-Farming. That includes a walk-in cooler to wash and
store fresh produce, a rotary tiller and a farm-stand display. Annual
operating expenses, including seeds and farmers-market stall fees, can
add about $2,000. Such a farm can generate $10,000 to $20,000 in annual
sales, she says. That's "an entry point into farming to see if they
have a talent for it," Ms. Christensen says. "Those that do will
eventually be able to expand and increase that income level quite
substantially." |
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