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  • From: "jay gee" <jgj23 AT mindspring.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: finding farmer's markets
  • Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 11:37:17 +0000


Sue wrote:

>How do I go about finding a farmer's market that needs vendors? I have been
>selling at an established farmer's market that is closed to new vendors. I
>was
>able to sell because I could share space with another farmer. I now feel
>like I
>want to find another market for this next year. What should I look out for
>in
>choosing another farmer's market?

From what I have learned by monitoring this list, here are a few things:

Find a market with a good location and high traffic
(it will probably cost you more, but success breeds success)

Find a market that advertises and promotes itself before, during
and after the selling season (advertising and promotion drive
new business and bring more business from regular customers)

Find a market that only allows vendors to sell what they grow

Find a market with a wide variety of products and make sure
you have at least on product every market that contributes
to that variety

I'm sure some of the more knowledgeable list participants who
actually farm and sell have other suggestions as well.

Happy New Year to you all !

Jay Gee
not a farmer -- but interested in farming







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