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Sausser Farms Ruckersville Vegetable Stand Problems
Members of the Sausser Farms coop in Ruckersville found the building abandoned when they came to pick up their shares on June 16th.
Sausser Farms vacated the building without paying rent and without giving the landlord any idea it was leaving.
When the Greene County Record asked Sausser why he had vacated the Ruckersville without paying his debt, he said, “I never got a bill.†Asked about breaking his lease, he said, “I never signed a lease.â€
The landlord said that both Sausser and his wife both signed and initialed the 13-page lease.
[Read](http://www2.greene-news.com/gcn/news/local/article/ruckersville_co-op_building_abandoned/57562/ “Read the Article”) (Greene County Record)
D. Warner and 
Susan are discussing.
Susan on August 18, 2010 Permalink |
I do NOT feel this was a fraud. I do think that this family was really trying, but the weather threw a monkey wrench into their plans. My parents had a produce farm years ago and knowing when produce would be ready was a real crap shoot – they did irrigate, so that helped. But farmers are definitely at the mercy of the weather. NO rain means NO crops!!! I feel for this family. Hopefully next year will be better for them AND for their customers, including me!! I too was looking forward to having the fresh veggies!! I think we all need to practice some patience and understand that THINGS HAPPEN!!!
D. Warner on September 15, 2010 Permalink |
I practiced patience and understanding with Sausser Farms as long as I could, but you can’t blame everything on the weather. The weather is not responsible for them showing up late at their locations or not showing up at all. The weather is not responsible for the lies they told their customers about why they were not at their produce stands. The Saussers are responsibe for collecting the membership fees of thousands of people, then not delivering what was promised. They too are responsible for telling the local news that they would give refunds to dissatisfied customers and then not even holding true to that. Come on…they aren’t in the farming business, thet are in the business of ripping people off!