Comments on: The failure of MyFarm: good intentions, poor execution http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/ musings and other goodies Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:47:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Corey http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2970 Corey Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:09:11 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2970 Brynn, please contact me via my email. I am actually doing a similar start up in Houston, Tx. I'd appreciate the opportunity to hear your views on what "works" and what doesn't with that model. -Thanks Corey Brynn, please contact me via my email. I am actually doing a similar start up in Houston, Tx. I’d appreciate the opportunity to hear your views on what “works” and what doesn’t with that model.

-Thanks
Corey

]]> By: Landscapers Gold Coa http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 Landscapers Gold Coa Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:05:04 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2748 Definitely a good read. Lots of insights as to what to expect on farming. Very well said too, the idea really had good intentions, too bad it didn't work out that good. Definitely a good read. Lots of insights as to what to expect on farming. Very well said too, the idea really had good intentions, too bad it didn’t work out that good.

]]> By: Lurking_in_SF http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2525 Lurking_in_SF Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:33:27 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2525 @Nicholas Roberts: I have a pamphlet. I never saw a "price list" as such. @Nicholas Roberts: I have a pamphlet. I never saw a “price list” as such.

]]> By: Nicholas Roberts http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 Nicholas Roberts Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:11:35 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2509 hi all I'd be really interested in doing a thorough business case study of MyFarmSF. Its business model was fascinating, the numbers especially so. Sadly the Waybackwhen archive isnt that great. http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://myfarmsf.com I had contact with the founder and a film maker for MyFarmSF when I started www.Permaculture.TV was always worried it was going to be too successful, and be the Starbucks of urban food. We have been researching permaculture cooperatives and would be interested in dissecting this project and publishing the case study. Does anyone have price lists? newsletters etc ? pamphlet material etc http://permaculture.tv/myfarmsfcom-myfram-san-francisco/ hi all

I’d be really interested in doing a thorough business case study of MyFarmSF. Its business model was fascinating, the numbers especially so. Sadly the Waybackwhen archive isnt that great.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://myfarmsf.com

I had contact with the founder and a film maker for MyFarmSF when I started http://www.Permaculture.TV

was always worried it was going to be too successful, and be the Starbucks of urban food.

We have been researching permaculture cooperatives and would be interested in dissecting this project and publishing the case study.

Does anyone have price lists? newsletters etc ? pamphlet material etc
http://permaculture.tv/myfarmsfcom-myfram-san-francisco/

]]> By: KS http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2470 KS Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:22:06 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2470 That's such disappointing news. This is the first I've heard about MyFarm going under since visiting their start-up garden last fall. I loved the idea, too bad it didn't hold up. That’s such disappointing news. This is the first I’ve heard about MyFarm going under since visiting their start-up garden last fall. I loved the idea, too bad it didn’t hold up.

]]> By: hilary http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2268 hilary Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:31:44 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2268 Hi I was also a my farm user and it was a DISASTER!!! Hi
I was also a my farm user and it was a DISASTER!!!

]]> By: Trent McNair http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2260 Trent McNair Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:25:15 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2260 Sad story folks - I was watching My Farm closely from here in Santa Cruz to see if they could make it work. It's a shame. Sad story folks – I was watching My Farm closely from here in Santa Cruz to see if they could make it work. It’s a shame.

]]> By: Ari Tenenbaum http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Ari Tenenbaum Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:55:22 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2227 I live in San Diego but have been following the progress of my farm closely over the past year or two. About one year ago I started a landscaping business with some similar characteristics. We install vegetable gardens, provide a weekly harvest, but we also specialize in low water California native gardens too. Additionally, i am a licensed landscape contractor. Having been watching my farm from a distance I am disappointed by their demise but it seems likely that the demise was largely due to their rapid growth during their start-up phase. After nearly one year, I am working with just three employees, laying the framework for what we hope will be a more sustainable business model. This spring and summer we are planning our first real marketing campaign. I hope we can take some lessons from my farm and expand our business in a methodical and sustainable fashion. I live in San Diego but have been following the progress of my farm closely over the past year or two. About one year ago I started a landscaping business with some similar characteristics. We install vegetable gardens, provide a weekly harvest, but we also specialize in low water California native gardens too. Additionally, i am a licensed landscape contractor. Having been watching my farm from a distance I am disappointed by their demise but it seems likely that the demise was largely due to their rapid growth during their start-up phase. After nearly one year, I am working with just three employees, laying the framework for what we hope will be a more sustainable business model. This spring and summer we are planning our first real marketing campaign. I hope we can take some lessons from my farm and expand our business in a methodical and sustainable fashion.

]]> By: Lurking_in_SF http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Lurking_in_SF Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:14:22 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2095 Thanks for posting about MyFarm. I found similar comments at Yelp also: www.yelp.com/biz/myfarm-san-francisco I considered getting MyFarm to install a "farm" in my back yard, but in my initial contacts with them, they seemed disorganized and unprofessional. I just didn't feel comfortable forking over the upfront fee, and now I'm glad I didn't do it. I wonder if the owner has ever run a business before. Youthful enthusiasm and creative ideas are great, but perhaps a solid grounding in business, and adequate capital to sustain the business during a lengthy startup phase, were lacking. Who knows? I'd like to see the MyFarm idea put into practice here in San Francisco, but SUCCESSFULLY! What a shame that MyFarm failed. Thanks for posting about MyFarm. I found similar comments at Yelp also:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/myfarm-san-francisco

I considered getting MyFarm to install a “farm” in my back yard, but in my initial contacts with them, they seemed disorganized and unprofessional. I just didn’t feel comfortable forking over the upfront fee, and now I’m glad I didn’t do it.

I wonder if the owner has ever run a business before. Youthful enthusiasm and creative ideas are great, but perhaps a solid grounding in business, and adequate capital to sustain the business during a lengthy startup phase, were lacking. Who knows?

I’d like to see the MyFarm idea put into practice here in San Francisco, but SUCCESSFULLY! What a shame that MyFarm failed.

]]> By: brynn http://brynnevans.com/blog/2009/10/28/the-failure-of-myfarm-good-intentions-poor-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 brynn Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:01:35 +0000 http://brynnevans.com/blog/?p=1403#comment-2081 Spike! Hi! (You saw that I mentioned you in my post, right?) Yes, I was part of that CC'd email with everyone's names and I followed your initiative to have a meetup of the remaining members. I'm so glad to hear that you have your winter crop planted now! That's great news! Thank you for sharing your story publicly here, as well. People need to know about MyFarm's failures as a thing to learn from. It looks like they finally took their website down, but their sudden exit leaves much to be desired. Best of luck to you, and enjoy the farming experience! Spike! Hi! (You saw that I mentioned you in my post, right?)

Yes, I was part of that CC’d email with everyone’s names and I followed your initiative to have a meetup of the remaining members. I’m so glad to hear that you have your winter crop planted now! That’s great news!

Thank you for sharing your story publicly here, as well. People need to know about MyFarm’s failures as a thing to learn from. It looks like they finally took their website down, but their sudden exit leaves much to be desired.

Best of luck to you, and enjoy the farming experience!

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