The Homegrown Vendor Blog

A complete guide to selling edible flowers at farmers markets: best varieties to grow, pesticide-free growing methods, pricing, packaging, food safety, and marketing to chefs and consumers.

A complete guide to making and selling whipped honey from home: the controlled crystallization process, best-selling flavors, pricing, labeling, packaging, and sales channels.

A complete guide to starting a charcuterie board business from home: licensing requirements, food safety rules, ingredient sourcing, pricing by board size, and sales channels.

A complete guide to starting a home macaron business: cottage food compliance, equipment costs, ingredient pricing, best-selling flavors, packaging, and sales channels. Margins of 75-85%.

A complete guide to selling freeze-dried candy from home: freeze dryer costs, cottage food compliance, best-selling candies, pricing at $5-$12 per bag, packaging, labeling, and sales channels.

A side-by-side comparison of online platforms for home bakers: Homegrown, Square Online, Bakesy, Castiron, and free options. Why Etsy doesn't work for local baked goods and what to use instead.

A complete guide to order management tools for home bakers: ordering platforms, Google Sheets trackers, payment collection, customer communication, and bookkeeping. Most are free or cost $10/month.

A complete guide to tools for cottage food vendors: ordering platforms, legal compliance, labeling, bookkeeping, recipe costing, and email marketing. Most are free or under $15/month.

A complete guide to apps for farmers market vendors: payment processing, online ordering, email marketing, design, bookkeeping, and weather. Most are free or under $15/month.