The Homegrown Vendor Blog

How to grow a cottage food business from side hustle to sustainable income. Covers marketing, production scaling, pricing, revenue caps, and building multiple revenue streams.

A practical guide to offering delivery and subscriptions as a small food vendor — covering delivery models, fee pricing, packaging, route planning, and subscriber retention.

A comprehensive guide for farmers market vendors covering applications, booth setup, pricing, common mistakes, weather challenges, and growing beyond your first market.

A complete guide to selling food online as a local vendor — from choosing a platform and setting up your first store to getting your first online orders and managing fulfillment.

A comprehensive guide covering everything you need to start a cottage food business, from confirming your state's laws and choosing a product through pricing, labeling, taxes, and making your first sale.

50 best hashtags for farmers market vendors organized by category. Size strategy, location-based tags, mistakes to avoid, and building a rotation.

Film short food videos for Reels and TikTok. Phone-only setup, best video types, 5-minute filming process, free editing with CapCut, and posting schedule.

Cross-promote with local businesses as a food vendor. Best partner types, pitch scripts, collaboration ideas, and tracking results.

Get local press coverage for your food business. Story angles, finding journalists, pitch email template, interview prep, and leveraging coverage.