The Homegrown Vendor Blog

A customer no-showed for a large prepaid pickup order? What to do: reaching out, handling the perishable product and the money, communicating well, and preventing repeats.

Your product isn't selling? A step-by-step diagnostic to find the real cause, visibility, presentation, audience fit, pricing, and the product, so you fix the right thing.

Farmers market sales dropped? A diagnostic checklist to find the real cause, external factors, market changes, your booth, product, and pricing, and take the right action.

A step-by-step packing day SOP template for food vendors: setting up your station, verifying orders, packing to protect and present, labeling, and organized handoff.

A step-by-step baking day SOP template for food vendors: planning and prep, an efficient production sequence, quality checks and packaging, and cleanup.

How to build a production capacity calculator for your food business: what to measure, how to account for real constraints, and how to use it to plan smarter.

How to choose which holiday craft fairs are worth it: the factors that predict a good fair, how to weigh the costs, how to research before committing, and building a schedule.

How to get accepted into a juried craft fair as a food vendor: how the process works, what juries look for, and how to build a standout application with great photos.

Craft fair vs farmers market for food vendors: how shopper mindset and frequency differ, which foods fit each venue, and how to decide where your product sells best.