Determining The Price of Food

Everything has a price and good food is no exception. How do farmers determine the price of their products and what factors are considered? Regardless of regenerative or sustainability based goals and practices, if your business spends more than it makes, eventually it will not be around to achieve those goals. Explore the variables that help determine how much customers need to pay in order for that crop to pay you!

Instructor

Emma Hendel
Farmer/Owner – Fair Share Farm

Originally from Prince George’s County Maryland, Emma Hendel has lived and worked in states from Connecticut to Texas and even spent a year in Hong Kong teaching English as a second language. While attending college at Elizabethtown in Pennsylvania pursuing a degree in Social Studies Education, Emma started to become aware of food system and agricultural issues and has been hooked ever since. Along with her husband, Elliot Seldner, Emma runs Fair Share Farm, LLC growing and distributing produce for Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Charlotte.