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"Preserving the future,
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Victory Seed Company
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here for the address for 2010 ] Hello Friends! Writing a greeting on the web site is a bit new for me. I usually get to address you every year in the introduction page of our newest seed catalogue. However, as our society has headed into financially scary and uncertain times, printing and mass mailing a catalogue was carefully evaluated and ultimately one of the costs we had to trim. My annual greetings are typically positive. In them, I try and give a summary of how our organization did the previous year and describe some of the exciting things that we are hoping to accomplish in the next. There is always uncertainty in the world and even though times may be getting tougher, there is still a lot to be thankful for. Newspapers and newscasts are bombarding all of us daily with the details of the latest losses on Wall Street, the increasing unemployment figures, the latest foreclosure rates, the big corporate "bailout" packages, and the businesses, large and small, that have filed for bankruptcy. The predicament our world's economies have gotten into is staggering. I want to assure you that in good times and bad, the Victory Seed Company plans for the worst and hopes for the best. As a family and a company, we have always chosen to live within our means. If we can't pay for something, we don't buy it. This puts us in a fairly strong position to survive and weather this current economic storm. Our goal is to be here for you for many, many years to come. As costs of labor, energy, fuel, raw materials, supplies, shipping, fees, licenses and just about everything else associated with providing little packets of garden seeds has increased, we are continually evaluating our position and taking measures to make sure that we remain financially viable. Some of the steps we have taken for this year are:
With these cost savings measures in place, we are passing them along in the following ways:
In looking forward to the year ahead, we believe that although times may get worse before they get better, we can all get through it with planning, belt tightening, and hard work. ~ Gardening (and personal) Success to You and Yours in 2009! ~ Mike Dunton January 18, 2009 THIS PAGE IS FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY |
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