Growing a Business

Promotion

I’ve been thinking of everyone with whom we do business regularly in this small community.  I’m a fan of promoting someone I think does an excellent job and is hard-working.  How about you?  If you have a business and you use someone’s product, do you tell people about it and “promote” them or do you not say a word unless a customer specifically asks about that product or “Where would I be able to buy . . .“?  If you use let’s say a painter, do you tell your friends and neighbours about that painter or only if you know they’re looking for one?  I think we could all do a wonderful thing for our fellow business owners by speaking out before being asked.   Let’s do it.  I’ll start.

As I’m typing here at our dining room table our living room and bathroom are being painted, as well as our wooden doors being finished.  Phil of Morotti Painting (613-769-8038 or on facebook Morotti Painting) started yesterday.  Phil has been here in the past, many times.  As I look around I see his wonderful clean corners and intricately straight ceiling/wall lines.  He leaves no mess.  As a matter of fact, I caught him sweeping the dust and various lost items from behind the piano which I had meant to do before he arrived this morning.  He brings his own coffee and lunch, although I can usually talk him into a fresh cuppa just after lunch.  He works quickly and quietly and gets the job done.  His estimates in paint amounts are right on.  He’s now putting the outlet covers back on, which I wouldn’t have expected him to do at all.  I’m glad Phil is back painting again.

Another excellent way to promote someone, so I’m learning, is on the Internet.  Most businesses have websites or blogs.  I was asked, and gladly accepted the task, to write a testimonial for the bed and breakfast we love in Picton.  I wouldn’t have thought to do this had I not been asked by the hostess.  Mine was added to the many guests who have crossed their threshold and I trust this has added to their business.  By the way, it's called the Bee & Bee Bed and Breakfast.  

So, if you like someone’s services, what a great idea it is to let them know and even more than that let others know about them.  You can help that person to grow his or her business. 

Seems like a good idea, right?  Small town entrepreneurs can always use more help. 

Hot peppers, Ground Dried

Dried hot peppers are now for sale.  

Jar Return

For anyone new to our delivery service or in case you forgot, if you don’t have a use for the jars I supply to you once you’ve eaten the goodness inside, I’m happy to take them back – I’ll give you 50 cents for each tiny jar and $1 for each larger one.  I need to buy new ones anyway so I’d rather see yours being used again instead of going to the recycle bin. 

Pictures

I'm attaching a few pictures so you can get excited about food too.  

Lovely dried and ground d'espellette peppers

The Kale is happily growing

Sunflower Shoots

Sunnys should be ready next week.  

Eats this week are:

Garlic  $2 large, $1 small or $10 /pound mixed 

Herbs, fresh:  Citrus Thyme, Thyme  $2/bunch

Hot Peppers, ground and dried   $2.25 /100 grams  - varieties are D’espellette, Hot Portugal, Red Cayenne, Thai

Applesauce (organic apples gently simmered with a cinnamon stick)  $4 /500mL jar

Granola, with fruit  $8 /500mL jar  

Granola, with nuts and fruit  $10 /500mL jar

I make the granola fresh when you order 

  

Pesto, basil - $4.50 /125mL jar

I make fresh each week from basil grown here, right now

Shoots

Cilantro  $2 bag

Radish  $2 /bag

Sprouts  $3 /bag

Sandwich Booster  (clover, alfalfa, radish and mustard)  

Spring Salad Mix  (broccoli, radish, alfalfa & clover) 

Day Brighteners is a non-certified organic farm, where we practice sustainability and environmentally-friendly farming.  We always use non-GMO seeds and products and take pride in all we do.  You are very welcome to drop by most days, but if it’s picking/packing/delivery day you take your chances on the tour.  Calling or emailing first is a good idea.  We do appreciate your business very much and would like to hear from you with any comments you have.  

If you'd like to purchase any of the above items, I'm happy to provide them if available after our regular customers have ordered.  If you want to know how to receive delivery of our nutritional goodness, see Contact information and email or call me.  Thanks.

Until next post, have a great every day.  

Jo