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
Neal Gottlieb on developing a national brand
Our Tent Talk guest this week is Neal Gottlieb, founding twin and CEO of Three Twins Ice Cream. Neal shared with us the story behind his ice cream empire, the value of staying in farmers markets whil…
Brent Preston on environmental and financial sustainability
For this week's episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Brent Preston of The New Farm. Brent is a farmer and the author of The New Farm: Our Ten Years on the Front Lines of the Good Food Revolu…
Alli Ball on expanding into the retail scene
This week's guest is Alli Ball, creator of Retail Ready and Allison Ball Consulting. Alli teaches classes and provides one-on-one consulting for all types of food businesses. On this episode Alli sha…
Tent Talk Roundtable: vendor questions answered
On this week's episode of Tent Talk, instead of interviewing a farmers market expert, we made good use of our own expertise and answered some tricky farmers market questions we received from vendors.…
Forrest Pritchard on saving the family farm
For this week's episode we were joined by Forrest Pritchard of Smith Meadows Farm and author of Gaining Ground, A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm. Forrest is a susta…
Kelly Foss on growing a successful farmers market
On this week's episode of Tent Talk, our guest is Kelly Foss, Director of the Downtown Farmers' Market in Des Moines, Iowa. Kelly shared with us her strategy for slowly but surely growing her market…
Nick Burton on the value of value added products
For Episode 5 we had the chance to sit down with Nick Burton from Paris, Texas. Nick is owner of Victory Gardens Farm and Victory Lunch Club, and founder of State of the Soil. He's also the creative …
Chris Quinlan on short growing seasons and market managing software
In this week's episode we chat with Chris Quinlan, the market manager of the Whistler Farmers Market in British Columbia. Chris gave us the run down on how he manages a busy farmers market in a locat…
Charlotte Smith on building a loyal customer base
On episode 2 of Tent Talk Charlotte Smith, of 3 Cow Marketing and Champoeg Creamery, tells her story about how she built a successful dairy farm and ended up becoming a small business marketing guru.…
Maya Madsen on tracking inventory and farmers market sales
For our third episode of Tent Talk, we sat down with Maya Madsen of Maya's Cookies. Maya sells delicious vegan cookies at 3 weekly farmers markets in San Diego. She told us the story behind her award…
Welcome to Tent Talk
This is the intro episode of your new favorite farmers market podcast! In the first episode of Tent Talk hosts Brijet Myers, Justine Marzoni-Mead, and Catt Fields White explain how they came to be a …
Introducing Tent Talk, the farmers market podcast
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 a…