The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Ghost cookies, spider brownies, freeze-dried candy and boo boxes: 15 Halloween dessert table ideas for small vendors, with real prices, cottage food rules and a pre-order plan.

Granola, tea blends, soup mix jars, microgreens and juice: nine January reset menu ideas for small food vendors, with real prices, the kitchen each needs and the label words to avoid.

Which local radio shows book food vendors, what 14 station pages say about getting on air, a pitch email template, the FCC rules for public stations, and how to turn listeners into orders.

Chill it, box it on a matching board, ride it flat on a mat in a cooled car. Plus the cold rules for cheesecake, a priced transport kit and what a cake delivery costs you.

A side income sized to retirement: 3 to 5 products, one pickup day, prepaid orders, the $24,480 Social Security limit for 2026, and real numbers from Homegrown vendors.

Run porch pickup like a shop: a set window, an order cutoff, paid orders and a weekly target, plus the Texas and Michigan rules and real notice data from 18 porch spots.

What a food subscription box really costs to mail in October 2026, zone by zone, the new USPS box-size rule, the holiday surcharge, and a worked $45 example with a pickup option.

Who buys corporate gift boxes from a home kitchen, who to contact, when to pitch, what 7 bakeries tell buyers, a pitch email template, and what a 25-box order costs you to get paid.

Host a farm-to-table dinner from your home kitchen: when you can legally charge, the meat rule, how far ahead to order from farms, and a 12-guest menu at $17.99 a plate.