The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Your food sells itself at the farmers market. People walk by your booth, smell the fresh bread, taste the sample, and hand you cash.

You make great food. Your regulars tell you every week. But you are limited by how many people you can serve at the farmers market, and you lose sales every...

Your food looks great in person. Customers at the farmers market lean in when they see your booth.

You started a food business on the side. Maybe you sell at a farmers market on Saturdays, take online orders for baked goods, or make salsa in your home...

Most food vendors pour every dollar back into the business. They buy better packaging, upgrade their equipment, stock up on ingredients — and never actually...

Selling wholesale means selling your products to another business — a coffee shop, gift store, grocery co-op, or restaurant — at a lower price so they can...

Discounts can bring in new customers, move extra inventory, and reward the people who buy from you every week.

A practical guide to naming your cottage food business — how to brainstorm names that fit, the five places to check before committing, and how to register your business name with a DBA.

Getting your food into a local gift shop starts with finding stores that carry local products, pitching with samples and a sell sheet, and setting wholesale prices that work for both sides.