Comments on: Virtual local? http://tinyfarmblog.com/virtual-local/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:41:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrickhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/virtual-local/#comment-16721 Patrick Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:59:46 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/18/telco-at-work-one-thing-leads-to-another/#comment-16721 One thing for sure, once you go to DSL you will never want to go back to a dialup connection. It's just like getting a newer, faster computer, you never want to go back to your old computer. You will certainly notice the speed difference.At the same time, you probably won't be able to do a lot of new things you can't do now, and you may as well wait until the price is right. If I was in your place, I would also choose the slowest, cheapest service, as it will be a whole lot faster than what you have now anyway. One thing for sure, once you go to DSL you will never want to go back to a dialup connection. It’s just like getting a newer, faster computer, you never want to go back to your old computer. You will certainly notice the speed difference.

At the same time, you probably won’t be able to do a lot of new things you can’t do now, and you may as well wait until the price is right. If I was in your place, I would also choose the slowest, cheapest service, as it will be a whole lot faster than what you have now anyway.

]]> By: Fast Growing Treehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/virtual-local/#comment-16234 Fast Growing Tree Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:03:32 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/18/telco-at-work-one-thing-leads-to-another/#comment-16234 The world is certainly getting smaller with the Internet. A decade ago there were hardly any businesses havingtheir space online. Within no time major brands began competing for online visibility with smaller, lesser known businesses. The Internet has made our work easier though with advertising and opinion-sharing getting accomplished with minimum finances and time involved. Through my <a href="http://www.fast-growing-trees.com" rel="nofollow"> online trees nursery</a> I can reach out to so many people looking to <a href="http://www.fast-growing-trees.com" rel="nofollow"> buy trees</a> from the comfort of their own home. It’s simply amazing! The world is certainly getting smaller with the Internet. A decade ago there were hardly any businesses havingtheir space online. Within no time major brands began competing for online visibility with smaller, lesser known businesses. The Internet has made our work easier though with advertising and opinion-sharing getting accomplished with minimum finances and time involved. Through my online trees
nursery I can reach out to so many people looking to buy
trees from the comfort of their own home. It’s simply amazing!

]]> By: Mommy mommyhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/virtual-local/#comment-16226 Mommy mommy Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:54:38 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/18/telco-at-work-one-thing-leads-to-another/#comment-16226 i think it is the younger generation that is so reliant on the web. I have our farm site 3/4s of the way built and we don't even get to our farm till next month, but my cousins who have farmed the family farm fro decades still don't have a website up. Personally, I wouldn't dream of starting a farm with out a website. i think it is the younger generation that is so reliant on the web. I have our farm site 3/4s of the way built and we don’t even get to our farm till next month, but my cousins who have farmed the family farm fro decades still don’t have a website up. Personally, I wouldn’t dream of starting a farm with out a website.

]]> By: Jason Kramerhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/virtual-local/#comment-16220 Jason Kramer Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:00:01 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/18/telco-at-work-one-thing-leads-to-another/#comment-16220 I think anyone looking to have a sustainable farm has to be in full swing with the internet. Scalability is a huge part of survival for a business especially a farm. Until a few years ago, word of mouth was about all you could do to market your goods but now the internet allows word of mouth to spread like wild fire with a click of a mouse in an email box.Personally, we would like to only serve our local community, that being within 100 miles of us. This way we can promote local markets in all areas and aren't taking away from another small farms potential customers. Luckily, we are reasonable distances from Houston, Austin, Waco, College Station, and San Antonio. People are wanting more and more to know where their food comes from and showing that on the web, through pictures, blogs, and offering farm tours is a great way to accomplish this. Hopefully the internet will simply start the process to having potential customers actually show up in person so that relationships and education can be established. I think anyone looking to have a sustainable farm has to be in full swing with the internet. Scalability is a huge part of survival for a business especially a farm. Until a few years ago, word of mouth was about all you could do to market your goods but now the internet allows word of mouth to spread like wild fire with a click of a mouse in an email box.

Personally, we would like to only serve our local community, that being within 100 miles of us. This way we can promote local markets in all areas and aren’t taking away from another small farms potential customers. Luckily, we are reasonable distances from Houston, Austin, Waco, College Station, and San Antonio. People are wanting more and more to know where their food comes from and showing that on the web, through pictures, blogs, and offering farm tours is a great way to accomplish this. Hopefully the internet will simply start the process to having potential customers actually show up in person so that relationships and education can be established.

]]> By: VPhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/virtual-local/#comment-16151 VP Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:58:42 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/18/telco-at-work-one-thing-leads-to-another/#comment-16151 I know what you mean about finding local people via the web. I met a fellow plot holder and blogger that way. We live a few hundred yards from each other and it turns out we went to the same school, though we now live in a town 80 miles from there. How come we didn't meet in the street or at the local shop?I know people at work who'll e-mail someone from the other side of the room. Why don't they just get up and TALK!Funny old world eh!At least we're a few thousand miles away... I know what you mean about finding local people via the web. I met a fellow plot holder and blogger that way. We live a few hundred yards from each other and it turns out we went to the same school, though we now live in a town 80 miles from there. How come we didn’t meet in the street or at the local shop?

I know people at work who’ll e-mail someone from the other side of the room. Why don’t they just get up and TALK!

Funny old world eh!

At least we’re a few thousand miles away…

]]> By: Deborahhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/virtual-local/#comment-16076 Deborah Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:30:02 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/18/telco-at-work-one-thing-leads-to-another/#comment-16076 A sad but true observation I feel.This article popped up on the BBC website todayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7200949.stmThis wonderful new initiative will mean that the children will get between 6 and 8 hours in total! Hardly enough time I feel to teach them anything about cooking real food. My own children were taught how to make toast in a toaster and a cup of instant coffee. Thankfully they have always cooked real food at home.The government wonders why there is an obesity problem with children buying junk food/take-aways and microwave meals. Earlier studies have shown that the majority of children have no idea where food comes from either. Milk comes from a plastic bottle in the supermarket, not a cow and as for fruit and vegetables, they just materialise on those shrink wrapped plastic trays.So maybe some of those schools could log on and show the farms on the Internet to the childrenSadly your last comment might be right, virtual living. At least you don't get your hands dirty or heaven forbid, ruin your acrylic nails and designer wear :-D A sad but true observation I feel.

This article popped up on the BBC website today

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7200949.stm

This wonderful new initiative will mean that the children will get between 6 and 8 hours in total! Hardly enough time I feel to teach them anything about cooking real food. My own children were taught how to make toast in a toaster and a cup of instant coffee. Thankfully they have always cooked real food at home.

The government wonders why there is an obesity problem with children buying junk food/take-aways and microwave meals. Earlier studies have shown that the majority of children have no idea where food comes from either. Milk comes from a plastic bottle in the supermarket, not a cow and as for fruit and vegetables, they just materialise on those shrink wrapped plastic trays.

So maybe some of those schools could log on and show the farms on the Internet to the children

Sadly your last comment might be right, virtual living. At least you don’t get your hands dirty or heaven forbid, ruin your acrylic nails and designer wear :-D

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