Re: Sustainability and limited budgets
Karen Mundy (karenm@vt.edu)
Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:12:03 +0500
>From: "Becky O'Donnell" <beckyo@facts.ksu.edu>
>To: Karen Mundy <karenm>
>Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:42:55 CST6DST
>Subject: Re: Sustainability and limited budgets
>Priority: normal
>
>
>> Subject: Sustainability and limited budgets
>
>> I would like some help--we have been discussing buying a freezer.....
>>... Are there any solutions??
>>
>> Karen Mundy
>
>We have gotten around the expense of buying, maintaining and running
>a freeze by renting locker space at the local meat/ice business.
>It's $50 a year for a large drawer (probably 2' x 2' x 3') that
>locks. They keep the key there - just sign in when you want to get
>into the locker area. The main drawback is that we can only get in
>there during their regular business hours, but if you plan even a
>little ahead it's OK.
>
>We have certainly found it is workable (and cheaper) for us.
>Our power goes off frequently enough it also eliminates worry about
>defrosting. (We have gone 7-10 days after Oct ice storms and/or
>early summer thunderstorms in recent years, so defrosting is a real
>concern for us!)
>
>
>Becky J. O'Donnell
>Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services (KAMS)
>2-A Edwards Hall
>Kansas State University
>Manhattan KS 66506-4806
>(913) 532-6958 Administrative Line
>
Karen Mundy
Rural Economic Analysis Program
Dept. of Ag. and Applied Economics
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0401
540-231-9443
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