Ep 65 - Market Vending Tips with Sara and Mike

06/04/25 • 67 min

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Today Mike and I are talking about some of the big things we've learned over the last few years of vending at various farmers markets, festivals, craft fairs, and other events. We hope you'll find a lot of useful info here that you can use to level up your own market experience!!

Some of the areas we dive into include:

-things to think about when choosing markets (and when to leave a market behind)

-tips and tricks for making your booth stand out to customers

-reducing friction for your customers (aka making it easy for them to buy from you)

-improving customer interactions

We'd love to do another follow-up episode, so please reach out to us if you have questions you'd like us to answer, or if you have market vending tips that you'd like to share with our audience!

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Our farm shop is full of goodies for you! Grilling season is upon us and we have TONS of amazing seasonings and smoked salts to upgrade your meals. I'd highly suggest our smoked garlic salt and/or smoked jalapeno salt for your burgers, and our herbs de provence for some amazing grilled veggies.

Coming through Hotchkiss, Colorado? Swing by our new in-person farm store at 148 E Bridge St! We'd love to see you and have a chat over a cup of tea!

Use code PODCAST25 at checkout to save 10% on everything in the farm shop!

You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Consider leaving us a positive rating and review -- it really helps! And please share the podcast with a friend so we can reach more fantastic like-minded people!! <3

Some of the areas we dive into include:

-things to think about when choosing markets (and when to leave a market behind)

-tips and tricks for making your booth stand out to customers

-reducing friction for your customers (aka making it easy for them to buy from you)

-improving customer interactions

We'd love to do another follow-up episode, so please reach out to us if you have questions you'd like us to answer, or if you have market vending tips that you'd like to share with our audience!

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Coming through Hotchkiss, Colorado? Swing by our new in-person farm store at 148 E Bridge St! We'd love to see you and have a chat over a cup of tea!

Use code PODCAST25 at checkout to save 10% on everything in the farm shop!

You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Consider leaving us a positive rating and review -- it really helps! And please share the podcast with a friend so we can reach more fantastic like-minded people!! <3

Previous Episode

Ep 64 - Mushroom Foraging with Whitney Johnson

Hey friends! My guest today is Whitney Johnson, also known as the Appalachian Forager. She's here to talk about her beautiful new book, Go Forth and Forage, which is all about mushroom foraging. We dive into some of the common misconceptions about mushrooms, how to go about identifying mushrooms properly, the debate about whether we should cut or pluck when harvesting, and lots of other hot shroomy topics. Whitney also shares some knowledge about how learning tree identification can really help you when out mushroom hunting and we talk a little bit about other foraging adventures and the joys of seasonal eating. I loved this convo with her and I think you will too!

Connect with Whitney: Website - Facebook - Instagram

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Our farm shop is full of goodies for you! We have four new teas -- Strength, The Sun, The Moon, and The Star. The Moon is our first caffeinated tea, with a white tea base plus cornflowers, butterfly pea flowers, and more! And The Sun is perfect for this warmer weather, with hints of orange peel and hibiscus.

Coming through Hotchkiss, Colorado? Swing by our new in-person farm store at 148 E Bridge St! We'd love to see you and have a chat over a cup of tea!

Use code PODCAST25 at checkout to save 10% on everything in the farm shop!

You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Consider leaving us a positive rating and review -- it really helps! And please share the podcast with a friend so we can reach more fantastic like-minded people!! <3