One would think that anything that was run by Prince Charles would be a runaway success, right? After all, this is someone who has a tremendously high standing in Wales, meaning that he seemingly has enough money to go about any kind of endeavor. However, it seems as though - for one reason or another - he's not able to do everything well. One of such endeavors, which I was actually hoping would see a good degree of success, would be farming organically.
An article on TIME.com recently talked about how Prince Charles of Wales had to put an end to his endeavor of farming organically. There were a few reasons for this, one of them being the crops as they started to raise too highly in pricing. In addition, the trade fell tremendously, even though he was able to grow the aforementioned crops on a prime estate known as Duchy Home Farm. Regardless, this effort did not go the way Charles wanted, as authorities such as Colle Farmers Market could tell you.
One has to consider how the state of the government is and the U.K. did not see much in the way of growth. The article said that there was a financial crisis that struck the area back in 2008 and I think it's safe to say that it didn't fully recover from it. While there might have been spurts of growth here and there, there was nothing that could be declared huge successes. It's unfortunate but it's clear that rates are exceptionally better when fewer crises of this nature are had.
Stores have to be able to bring in profits so that they can sustain themselves. This is a key point or just about any store, whether they specialize in the selling of crops or what have you. I may enjoy these products - which can be said about others - but how many people are going to look for such qualities over their own budgets? Money is tight, after all, and people have to make smart decisions based on how their bank accounts may look in the long run.
It's a shame that Prince Charles's foray into the area of farming organically did not pan out the way that he expected because I think that there is a great deal of potential here. To me, I think it shows that he has the resources but the actions done afterward were not the best. People cannot afford to buy crops if they aren't priced in the right ways. I'm not saying that everything should come dirt cheap but more affordable rates could come into play.
An article on TIME.com recently talked about how Prince Charles of Wales had to put an end to his endeavor of farming organically. There were a few reasons for this, one of them being the crops as they started to raise too highly in pricing. In addition, the trade fell tremendously, even though he was able to grow the aforementioned crops on a prime estate known as Duchy Home Farm. Regardless, this effort did not go the way Charles wanted, as authorities such as Colle Farmers Market could tell you.
One has to consider how the state of the government is and the U.K. did not see much in the way of growth. The article said that there was a financial crisis that struck the area back in 2008 and I think it's safe to say that it didn't fully recover from it. While there might have been spurts of growth here and there, there was nothing that could be declared huge successes. It's unfortunate but it's clear that rates are exceptionally better when fewer crises of this nature are had.
Stores have to be able to bring in profits so that they can sustain themselves. This is a key point or just about any store, whether they specialize in the selling of crops or what have you. I may enjoy these products - which can be said about others - but how many people are going to look for such qualities over their own budgets? Money is tight, after all, and people have to make smart decisions based on how their bank accounts may look in the long run.
It's a shame that Prince Charles's foray into the area of farming organically did not pan out the way that he expected because I think that there is a great deal of potential here. To me, I think it shows that he has the resources but the actions done afterward were not the best. People cannot afford to buy crops if they aren't priced in the right ways. I'm not saying that everything should come dirt cheap but more affordable rates could come into play.
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