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
Ep 249: Hot topics: Q's & Advice with the Farmers Market Pros Team
Ep 248: School's Out, Market's On
Ep 247: Tips for Celebrating Market Milestones
We recently celebrated a big milestone at the Little Italy Mercato farmers market - 15 years! - and a not-so-big milestone at our Chula Vista market - 1 year!
Whatever milestone you have coming up at…
Best Of: Turning a family recipe into a thriving farmers market business with Jorge Bustamante
Jorge Bustamante had a problem. Covid-19 completely shut down his thriving transportation business and he wasn’t sure what to do next. He knew one thing, however, people loved his family’s pozole rec…
Please don't celebrate Juneteenth, honor it with Sagdrina Jalal
A few years ago our guest and friend of the show, Sagrdrina Jalal set out to create the anti-racist farmers market toolkit. Sagrdrina was the founding executive director of the Georgia Farmer's Marke…
Live from Rome at the World Farmers Market Coalition
What happens when farmers market managers from 50 countries assemble in Europe to talk about strengthening local food systems, shortening food chains, preserving biodiversity, and protecting small fa…
Best Of: Why It's So Important to Collect Data and How to Use It
Last time Daniel and Kasi Haire were on Tent Talk, back in early 2020, we were all adjusting our farmers market operations to accommodate COVID-19 protocols. In the time since, this farmers market po…
Best Of: Expanding Your Farmers Market Business Sustainably with Proof Bread
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…
Best Of: Gear up for the start of peak farmers market season
Spring is just around the corner and it's time for market managers, farmers and vendors to get in the zone for peak farmers market season! This week on Tent Talk we're chatting about all the things y…
Look at Us Grow: Catching up on all things Farmers Market Pros
This week on Tent Talk, we're chatting about big changes at Farmers Market Pros just in time for a spring refresh! Tune in to hear about our favorite takeaways and moments from InTents 2023, our tra…
Tamara Cameron on how to find a replacement when a leader is ready to move on
This week on Tent Talk we’re joined by our friend, Tamara Cameron, former farmers market manager and Executive Director of the Boise Farmers Market. Tamara worked for the Boise Farmers Market for ove…
Developing policies on health products and nutritional supplements at farmers markets
Do dietary supplements, nutritional powders, health and CBD products have a place at the farmers market? Well, it depends! This week on Tent Talk, we tackle the topic of vendor products that straddle…
Chef Michael Ceraldi on sourcing local, seasonal ingredients
This week on Tent Talk, our guest is Chef Michael Ceraldi, owner of Ceraldi on Cape Cod. Chef Michael opened his namesake restaurant in 2014 and has become well known for his rotating 7-course tastin…
Amanda Cross on successfully applying for FMPP grants
The clock is ticking! USDA FMPP Applications are due May 2, 2023, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time! This week on Tent Talk we chat with Amanda Cross, Programs Manager for the Oregon Farmers Market Associatio…
Tent Talk Live: Marketing: It's Not Just For Shoppers Anymore
This week we’re sharing another live recording from the InTents: the Farmers Market Conference 2023 held in San Diego last month. In this Tent Talk Live episode, you’ll hear a presentation titled “Ma…
Tent Talk Live: Creating and Maintaining Confident Vendors
This week we’re sharing a live recording from the 7th annual InTents: the Farmers Market Conference which we hosted in San Diego and online earlier this month. In this Tent Talk Live episode we hear …
What is your farmers market superpower?
Earlier this month we hosted hundreds of farmers market managers and participants at our 7th annual InTents: the Farmers Market Conference. Farmers market folk flew in from all over the US and Canada…
Ben Feldman on policy priorities for the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill
As the current US Farm Bill is set to expire later this year, legislators and policy-makers are hard at work behind the scenes, negotiating and developing the massive omnibus bill that will eventual…
Best of Tent Talk: Melissa Maltais on leveraging your network to promote your market
This week the Farmers Market Pros team is busy hosting the 7th annual InTents Conference in San Diego, California so we're replaying our interview with Melissa Maltais, past conference speaker and Me…
Danielle Hayden on judgement-free accounting for small business owners
Eek! April 15th is just around the corner! It's time to get your receipts gathered and your books in order so you can file those 2022 taxes. This week on Tent Talk our guest is Danielle Hayden, CEO o…