Tent Talk
Tent Talk is a podcast for farmers' market managers, farmers, food makers, and anyone who counts on farmers’ markets as a source of income. Please join us as we interview farmers’ market experts, talk about ways to improve local food communities, and provide you with tips on building a successful farmers’ market business.
Tent Talk is produced by Farmers Market Pros.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 352
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Where we are, where we've been and where we're going
This week on Tent Talk, we talk a little about where farmers markets are now, and what’s next. We don't dare make any predictions about what 2021 may bring, but we can make tentative plans and prepar…
Shawn Menard on the challenges of planning indoor winter markets in 2020
As the weather begins to cool, many farmers markets across the country are transitioning into their winter season. However, COVID-19 is still a present danger and poses numerous challenges to plannin…
Dave Mead on packaging and people skills
This week our guest is Tent Talk co-host Justine's business and life partner Dave Mead! We talk with Dave about how his life as a musician led him to launch his farmers market business Baby Clydesdal…
Updates from the Farmers Market Pros
On this episode of Tent Talk we reveal some preliminary details of the fifth annual InTents: The Farmers Market Conference! Save the date for our live, online event February 15-18, 2021! We also answ…
Lihlani Nelson on free speech at the farmers market
This week on Tent Talk we're joined by Lihlani Nelson, Associate Director and Research Fellow at the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School. In cooperation with the Farmers Mar…
How to ensure a smooth transition when market management changes
This week on Tent Talk, co-hosts Brijet, Catt and Justine discuss what happens when the management of an established farmers market changes. In this year full of changes that may be happening even mo…
Tamara Cameron on balancing farmers market budgets in these interesting times
Way back in February we had the privilege of meeting Tamara Cameron, market manager for the Boise Farmers Market, at InTents: The Farmers Market Conference. Much has changed since we last spoke, so t…
Darian Washington on taking the leap into farmers market success
This week on Tent Talk our guest is Darian Washington, creator and operator of Oatmeal & Company, based in Austin, Texas. After her corporate job took an unexpected turn, Darian and her young son tur…
Tent Talk Roundtable: Listener Questions Answered
This week Brijet, Catt and Justine answer some tough questions from Tent Talk listeners and members of the Farmers Market Pros Community. Listen along for tips on how to handle CPR certification and …
Best of Tent Talk: Sara Matlin of Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
Since farmers market managers across the country are dealing with fires, floods and pandemics, we decided to revisit our conversation with Sara Matlin of Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market from last sum…
Providing market managers with much needed support and data
This week we welcome back Chris Quinlan, our trusty farmers market conference friend and creator of market management software MarketWurks. In Episode 4 of Tent Talk, Chris shared his experience duri…
100 Episodes of Tent Talk!
The Farmers Market Pros are thrilled to release the 100th episode of Tent Talk, the farmers market podcast. Over the last 2+ years co-hosts Brijet, Catt and Justine have had some incredibly enlighten…
No farms, no food, no farmers markets
This week on Tent Talk, our guest is Greg Plotkin, Digital Communication Manager for American Farmland Trust, an organization focusing protecting agricultural land, promoting environmentally sound fa…
Increasing food security and farmers market sales by accepting SNAP-EBT
The USDA recognizes more than 3,500 farmers markets and direct farm marketing organizations as eligible to accept SNAP-EBT, though many markets don't. With record numbers of people out of work or und…
Surviving and thriving after an unexpected jump in sales
This week on Tent Talk, we’re checking in with Maya Madsen of Maya’s Cookies to hear all about surviving and thriving after an unexpected large boost in her Black owned farmers market business! Maya …
Stephanie Fenty on how to participate in National Farmers Market Week
In preparation for National Farmers Market Week, which is coming up August 2-8, our guest this week is Stephanie Fenty, Manager of Operations and Strategic Engagement at the Farmers Market Coalition.…
Staffing to sell at multiple farmers markets
In various parts of the country, farmers markets are still open, just opening, operating differently with drive throughs or curbside pickups or not opening at all. This week on Tent Talk, we’re talki…
Start off on the right foot with vendor education
This week on Tent Talk, co-hosts Brijet, Catt and Justine talk about the importance of vendor education. When new vendors take courses such as Vendor-101, or have a general knowledge of what it takes…
We're all in this together in the Farmers Market Pros Community
Farmers’ market managers and vendors are dealing with even more than the usual regulations, physical labor and day to day jobs right now. In these trying times, when we can't gather in person, online…
Catching up on what's happening in farmers' market communities
This week on Tent Talk, co-hosts Brijet, Catt and Justine catch up on what's been going on in farmers' market communities across the country. From face masks and contingency plans to the nuances of s…