Your market regulars already love your products. Here is exactly how to get them ordering online between markets with a clipboard, a text message, and a simple link.
A food-vendor-specific checklist for your first farmers market — booth setup, payments, food safety, display, marketing materials, and what to pack the night before.
Start with cash and a free Square Reader (2.6% + 10 cents per swipe). Compare Square, SumUp, Venmo, and pre-pay options for small market vendors.
Learn how to split inventory between pre-orders and walk-up sales at the farmers market — the 60/40 formula, packing system, pickup process, and tracking method.
Learn how to scale recipes from home portions to market batches with real math, ingredient adjustments, and production planning for cookies, jam, and bread.
A step-by-step guide to your first week as a farmers market vendor — from booth setup and pricing to customer conversations and what to track after market day.
Sell at one farmers market? Turn Saturday into a full week of orders. Collect sign-ups, send a weekly list, take pre-orders, and add $200-$500/week.
Most cottage food vendors don't need a Shopify store. A food marketplace gives you built-in customers for under $15/month — no website building, SEO, or plugins required.
You don't need to quit your day job to sell at farmers markets. Here's the 10-15 hour weekly routine that part-time vendors use to earn $200-$800 per market day.
