Tent Talk

Happy Holidays! The year is almost over, but it’s not too late to post a last minute appeal for funds while your farmers market shoppers and fans have a few days left to earn 2021 tax deductions for …

And just like that, 2021 is coming to a close! This week on Tent Talk we look back on all we accomplished this year and chat about our favorite episodes from the last 12 months. We also reflect on ho…

Our guest this week is Charlie Blonkenfeld, founder and owner of Bagelfeld's Bagels in Phoenix, Arizona. Charlie launched his bagel business in 2020 and he’s found a devoted following at farmers mark…

We're so glad to welcome back our farmers market friend and unofficial 4th host of Tent Talk, Maya Madsen, owner & founder of Maya's Cookies! Maya just celebrated the 6th anniversary of launching May…

Creating an end of year report for your farmers market is a great way to reflect on all that you've accomplished in the last year and can also be a helpful tool to communicate the impact your market …

This week our guest is Stefanie Stauffer, farmers market manager at the year-round Ann Arbor, Michigan Farmers Market, where farmers and vendors have been bringing fresh produce, farm products, prepa…

This week on Tent Talk we're joined by Beth Satterwhite, farmer at Even Pull Farm a small, first-generation farm offering responsibly-grown produce and cut flowers in Yamhill Valley, Oregon. Beth and…

There's no better time than the end of the calendar year to update your farmers market budget! This week on Tent Talk, we chat about the need for a realistic and accurate budget and how it can help y…

It's November 1st and the end of year holiday countdown has begun! This week on Tent Talk we discuss how to make the most of the holidays at your farmers markets. We cover how to address tricky sched…

For farmers market vendors operating on tight budgets, purchasing the tools or inventory necessary to get their business running at a higher capacity can be an on-going challenge. If only they had a …

It’s that time of year again! Kids are going back to school, tourists are starting to head home, and there’s a slight chill in the air. Since many farmers markets across the country are wrapping up t…

Our guest this week is Vendor-101 grad, Libby Lefanowicz, the owner, founder and Chief Maker of plant-based desserts at Kula Ice Cream. In 2019, Libby founded San Diego’s first and only completely gl…

This week on Tent Talk our guest is Ashley Drakeford of The Capital Market in Capitol Heights, Maryland. As a 6th generation resident of Prince Georges County, she is deeply committed to seeing her c…

It's been 18 months since the first round of COVID-19 shutdowns and some farmers markets that closed in response to the pandemic are just now starting to reactivate, or are planning to do so in 2022.…

Our guests this week are Jonathan Przybyl and Amanda Abou-Eid, owners and bakers at Proof Bread in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. Jon and Amanda took over an existing farmers market and wholesale b…

This week on Tent Talk our guest is Punita Patel, owner and chief buffalo milker at Backyard Buffalo. Punita raises water buffalo and sells gorgeous Indian specialty foods at farmers markets in Jacks…

Happy Labor Day weekend! The Farmers Market Pro Team is taking the holiday weekend off and we're revisiting an episode from early 2020, when Catt and Katie Green of Wild Hare Organic Farm met up at t…

Tune into Tent Talk this week for another round of questions and answer from our Farmers Market Pros online community! Catt, Brijet and Justine dive deep into updating farmers market sampling protoco…

Our guest this week is Andrew Plotsky, Creative Director at Farmrun, a creative studio in Vermont that works with all types of clients (from food and agriculture to politics and culture) to develop b…

If you build it they will come. But if you tell them where you built it, chances are more people will show up! This week on Tent Talk we're going back to the basics on farmers market marketing. A com…