Donate to Delectation of Tomatoes
For nearly 13 years, Delectation of Tomatoes has been a one-person operation. Over that time, more than 200 people have donated their time, talents, and ideas, often with zero compensation or expectation of such. Occasionally, I've traded seeds, fresh produce, or seedlings for their contributions. I've also hired around 50 people, mostly on a very short-term basis, occasionally part-time during crunch times.
During the past three years, this tiny seed business (if you can call 4,000+ varieties on offer "tiny") has far out-stripped the ability of one person to keep up. Delectation of Tomatoes has finally hit that transition point: hire at least one person, part-time, year-round -- or collapse (in multiple senses of the term). Regrettably, I've not yet figured out how to produce and mail out seeds efficiently and at large enough quantity to simultaneously: keep up with demand; keep prices low; maintain some semblance of sanity; keep purchases at low levels (ye olde inflation excuse...); and/or hire an assistant.
As of this update (October 28, 2023), I am more than 800 hours behind with processing seeds (see latest blog post about fruit flies), still have $2,900 of business expenses to pay off (deer fencing, drip system, etc.), am running on 3-4 hours of sleep per night (I need 7), am doing my best to keep up with seed requests, am 10,000+ hours behind on other tasks (inventory, website work, etc.), and stubbornly do not want to raise prices: I want my seeds to remain affordable for gardeners around the world, whether they are well off or desperately poor. And I'm doing my best to live on under $600 per month, aside from business expenses (not an easy challenge in the United States of America).
Among the many objectives of Delectation of Tomatoes (encourage self-sufficiency through gardening; preserve heirloom varieties from around the world; etc.), contributing to the local economy by hiring somebody in need, even if it's only part-time for now, is fully compatible with DT's mission statement. Where I live (East Carbon City, Utah) is one of the poorest communities in Utah.
Anyhow, the primary reason for suggesting donations, whether one-time or repeating, is to be able to hire someone part-time to help in all aspects of the business. Ideally, an assistant would make everything run more smoothly and efficiently. For more info. on the status of Delectation of Tomatoes, please view the "DT Disclosure Statement" published here:
DT Shared Files
If you are a gardener with the ability to contribute financially to the work of Delectation of Tomatoes, beyond purchasing seeds or seedlings, please consider donating so that prices can remain affordable for those who struggle even to purchase seeds.
Thank You!
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During the past three years, this tiny seed business (if you can call 4,000+ varieties on offer "tiny") has far out-stripped the ability of one person to keep up. Delectation of Tomatoes has finally hit that transition point: hire at least one person, part-time, year-round -- or collapse (in multiple senses of the term). Regrettably, I've not yet figured out how to produce and mail out seeds efficiently and at large enough quantity to simultaneously: keep up with demand; keep prices low; maintain some semblance of sanity; keep purchases at low levels (ye olde inflation excuse...); and/or hire an assistant.
As of this update (October 28, 2023), I am more than 800 hours behind with processing seeds (see latest blog post about fruit flies), still have $2,900 of business expenses to pay off (deer fencing, drip system, etc.), am running on 3-4 hours of sleep per night (I need 7), am doing my best to keep up with seed requests, am 10,000+ hours behind on other tasks (inventory, website work, etc.), and stubbornly do not want to raise prices: I want my seeds to remain affordable for gardeners around the world, whether they are well off or desperately poor. And I'm doing my best to live on under $600 per month, aside from business expenses (not an easy challenge in the United States of America).
Among the many objectives of Delectation of Tomatoes (encourage self-sufficiency through gardening; preserve heirloom varieties from around the world; etc.), contributing to the local economy by hiring somebody in need, even if it's only part-time for now, is fully compatible with DT's mission statement. Where I live (East Carbon City, Utah) is one of the poorest communities in Utah.
Anyhow, the primary reason for suggesting donations, whether one-time or repeating, is to be able to hire someone part-time to help in all aspects of the business. Ideally, an assistant would make everything run more smoothly and efficiently. For more info. on the status of Delectation of Tomatoes, please view the "DT Disclosure Statement" published here:
DT Shared Files
If you are a gardener with the ability to contribute financially to the work of Delectation of Tomatoes, beyond purchasing seeds or seedlings, please consider donating so that prices can remain affordable for those who struggle even to purchase seeds.
Thank You!
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