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Homerville Wholesale Produce Auction, Homerville, Ohio
Photos courtesy of F.W. Owen |
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In
the early 1990's. Fred Owen's 19 year-old daughter was looking
for an auction opportunity. Owen, a dairy
farmer, organized and built the Homerville Wholesale Produce
Auction in Ohio. In 2004, over 45,000 lots were sold. Cash
flowing through the produce auction to small local farms has
become a major contribution to the local farm economy.
The auction building is located in Homerville, Ohio which
is less than an hour's drive from Cleveland and Akron, Ohio.
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Buyers
are farm marketers, chain stores, and restaurants in the Cleveland/Akron/NE
Ohio mega-market area.
Sellers, or shippers, offer high quality locally- grown produce.
Click
here to view the auction's policy manual as a PDF: Homerville
Wholesale Produce Auction Guidebook |
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Currently
there are just under 500 shippers. About 50% are Amish, and
they often deliver their lots by wagon load.
90% of the produce that is auctioned comes from about 100
larger growers.
Most lots of produce are pallet-sized or larger up to full
wagon loads.
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Over
90 auctions are held each year with usually three per week.
Only locally-grown produce is sold.
A young auction participant enjoys a healthy, locally-produced
snack.
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