The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Most crafters need a state sales tax permit and sometimes a city license, not a craft license. Here are real state rules, kids' toy testing, stuffed toy and fiber label rules.

One Saturday at a farmers market, hour by hour, for a part-time baker: when vendors arrive, what market rules allow, when the rush hits, and why 5 hours of selling takes 17.

A whole pan of brownies keeps about 5 days and cut squares 2 to 3. Here is how to bake, store, freeze and label brownies so every customer gets them at their best.

Copy-ready farmers market Instagram captions for the whole market week, from the evening-before preview to the sold-out Story, plus produce, egg, honey and flower captions.

What to print on a market stall banner, which size fits a 10x10 canopy, how tall the letters should be, wording ideas by product, market rules, and banner prices checked October 13, 2026.

Instagram cut the limit to 5 hashtags. Here are bakery tags sorted by what you bake, a set of 5 for each kind of post, local tags for pickup, and the two claim tags to avoid.

How long homemade muffins last on the counter, in the fridge and frozen, which fillings need cold storage, and how to bake, box and label muffins you sell.

Make a small market stall look like a real food brand: one cloth color, a cloth that reaches the ground, natural props, market decor rules and a starter kit for about $51.

Homemade lotion with water lasts days without a preservative and months with one, while lotion bars keep a year. What to print, how to store it and how to spot spoilage.