Many restaurants specifically want organically grown foods and label it on their menus. Others like the quality or diversity of varieties grown. The prices for this wholesale outlet are not as high as in retail, but quantities of produce bought and sold is quite often greater and consistent. A third major market is through Community Supported Agriculture or CSAs. Essentially, a CSA is a buying club.
Customers pay in advance for a seasons worth of produce.
As vegetables and fruit become available, weekly orders are packed and delivered to central pick up points or, in some cases, delivered directly to the customers. With the orders, a newsletter is sent to each customer to let them know how the season looks for the grower, how the produce is grown, and other general information that helps to educate the consumer in how farmers grow food. On a small scale, there are some outlets that are available to sell wholesale for retail markets. Other markets are just looking for local Kentucky grown vegetables and will not label produce as organic. These markets usually will not pay a premium price for the produce.