The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Honey farms charge just $1 to $2 more for creamed honey than plain. Here is what a half-pint costs you to make, why $14 works, and what fees and wholesale take out.

Seven places to sell tamales, from pre-orders to church festivals, which permit each one needs in Texas and California, and what a $30 dozen pays you in each.

Sell homemade caramels for $1.50 a piece, $10 a 4 oz bag and $34 a pound box. Real prices from small caramel shops, a $7.15 batch cost and the fee stack.

A pound of chicken salad costs about $2.81 to make and sells for $14. Real shop prices, rotisserie vs poached chicken costs, kitchen rent math and permit rules.

Homemade candles skip the food rules but pick up others: a federal wick limit, a three-line label, sales tax and market craft caps. Which candle rules are law and which are voluntary.

Your own land is usually fine, but the grass strip by the road belongs to the road. Here are the state laws, county permits, flower licenses and tax rules to check.

Seven places to sell meal prep, from your own weekly pre-order link to gyms, offices and DoorDash, with what a $12 meal pays you in each and the permit it needs.

Seven places handmade soap sells, from your market booth and own link to boutiques, consignment and spa accounts, with what a real $7 bar pays you in each one.

Homemade peanut butter sells for about $13 a 16 ounce jar, almond butter $19. Here is what a jar costs you to make, what small-batch brands charge, and how to price buckeyes.