Tent Talk

On this episode of Tent Talk, Brijet & Catt discuss ways to connect to your happy market neighbors and those who may not be... yet! Running a farmers market for a few hours a week in a neighborhood that has businesses open every day means you may have to put a little extra effort into showing the community that you want the market to fit into, and be a contributing piece of, that neighborhood. Whe...

On this episode of Tent Talk, Brijet & Catt discuss looking at your budget for next year and doing some strategic planning! We talk about reviewing your actual vs. projected budget for this last year and how to that information can help you set yourself up for success for the coming season or year ahead. 

On this episode of Tent Talk, Catt and Brijet speak with Emily Lawrence, Marketing & Communications Coordinator for Farmers Markets of Nova Scotia, a non-profit cooperative of over 30 farmers markets. Emily gives us great tips for making the most of your social media presence, things to avoid and new ways to leverage the power of social media to build your farmers market business. 

On this episode, Catt and Brijet discuss ongoing education opportunities for market managers, and farmers and vendors who sell at farmers markets. There are some great conferences coming up! How will you expand your knowledge for the coming season and year ahead? Of course, we think InTents: The Farmers Market Conference is a must for everyone listening, but there are some other great conferences...

On today's episode of Tent Talk, Brijet and Catt welcome Megan Goehring of The Certified Farmers Markets of the Coachella Valley. They chat with Megan about the challenges in running markets that need to be indoors to escape intense heat part of the year, the extra cost involved in doing that (and how she attracts and retains sponsors to help) and criteria for making an average-sized market stand...

It's back to school time so we thought we'd review the 4 P's! This is just a little of what we teach in our Farmers Market Vendor-101 course each month and we're sharing them today with all our Tent Talk listeners. Because whether you're just getting started with your farmers market farm or food vendor business, or you've recently started managing a market, or you've been doing this farmers' marke...

On this week's episode, Brijet & Catt discuss how you can celebrate National Farmers Market Week (Aug 4 - 10) at YOUR market! They also have fun market-ing tips and tricks for you, and discuss ways to leverage special events at farmers markets! 

On this week's episode, Brijet & Catt discuss the busy summer market season, listener feedback, "what's in a name, anyway?", and announce some big news about OUR name change! Plus, early bird ticket information for the 2020 InTents: The Farmers Market Conference and how to get them! 

This week we are revisit Alli Ball's episode on branding, sales techniques at markets and expanding into wholesale. We have some branding news of our own coming up, so don't miss next week's new episode of Tent Talk for some special announcements!

On this week's episode is all about the importance of booth behavior and appearance. Hosts Brijet and Catt provide tips to increase sales by making simple improvements to your display, creating a welcoming vibe in and outside your booth, and engaging with your customer. 

On this week's episode, hosts Brijet and Catt answer a listener question about bad weather on farmers market days. Listen along for tips on how to handle weather issues at your market before, during, and after they happen. 

This week we bring you a Best of Tent Talk episode! In our conversation with devoted farmers market shoppers, Tiffany and Terence Cooke, we chat about the perks of making friends with your local farmers market vendors, the keys to a successful weekly meal planning process, and how they capture their delicious homemade creations in photos.

Farmers markets have operated all over the world for centuries, and today they are an important element in many farmers, food makers, and communities' economies. This week on Tent Talk, co-host Catt Fields White reports on her recent visit to London for the International Public Markets Conference, where she connected with other market managers and operators from around the globe.  

Ever wonder how to keep momentum going at a year round farmers market when the weather changes drastically from one season to the next? This week on Tent Talk we chat with Sara Matlin of Phoenix Public Market about her solutions to extreme temperature variances, how to bring the community together with intention, working with volunteers and interns, and making it to the 15 year anniversary mark. 

Many farmers market food makers stay in farmers markets for years and years, others use the markets as a launch pad to create a wholesale empire or open brick and mortar restaurants. On this week's episode of Tent Talk, we talk with Eric Dobbs of Seven Seas Roasting Company, a coffee vendor that recently launched their first retail outlet after years in local farmers' markets, about what it takes...

On this week's episode of Tent Talk, we talk with Sena Wheeler of Sena Sea, a successful fresh fish operation in the Seattle area and Eastern Washington farmers markets. We chat with Sena about how her plan to sell fish direct  to consumers took a big turn when she discovered direct sales at farmers markets, and how markets made her family business a success. 

How do surrounding businesses get along with their neighborhood farmers markets? Find out on this week's episode! We chat with the team at Waypoint Public, a local restaurant who shares their storefront with a busy weekly farmers' market. Listen along to learn how markets can synergize with the businesses around them. 

This week we bring you a Best of Tent Talk episode! In our interview with Amber Holland, operations director for Portland Farmers Markets, we discuss efforts to reduce waste at farmers markets, challenges she's overcome as a market operator, and creating new programs to enhance her markets. 

On this week's episode of Tent Talk we're joined by Trish Watlington of Two Forks Farm and Farm to Fork San Diego . We chat about the challenges restaurant owners face in buying direct from farmers, how to make the system work better, and how to leverage the power of farm to table commitment to increase business for both farmers and restauranteurs. 

This week on Tent Talk , our guests are Melissa and Taylor of Quantum Microgreens . In this episode they share the story of how the made the leap into farming on a micro scale. We also chat about the importance of continual learning when it comes to farming and entrepreneurship, and how Melissa and Taylor share that knowledge with their customers at the farmers market.

On this week's episode of Tent Talk, we chat about the recent InTents: The Farmers Market Conference, held in San Diego, California in February 2019. We reminisce about our favorite parts of this year's event, what we'd like to add to future conferences, and why we think it's important to bring the market community together. 

This week's Tent Talk episode is the last in our series of Tent Talk Live episodes recorded at the 2019 InTents: The Farmers Market Conference in San Diego, California. The presentation "Using Our Voices to Create Change" was led by Amelia Moore Program Coordinator for California Alliance of Farmers Markets and Executive Director of the Farmers Market Coalition , Ben Feldman. Listen along for tips...

For this week's episode of Tent Talk we bring you yet another live episode. In his presentation "The world needs less food," recorded at the 2019 InTents: The Farmers Market Conference held last month in San Diego, organic farmer and author, Brent Preston dives deep into the complexity of our food system. Though he doesn't claim to have a quick-fix solution to these large issues, Brent offers an i...

This week on Tent Talk , we bring you another special episode recorded live at the 2019 InTents: The Farmers Market Conference in San Diego. InTents Conference alum Sarah Marshall of Marshall's Haute Sauce returned to the main stage to share her insight on how to avoid farmers' market burnout. In this episode Sarah explains why working as farmers market vendor is tough and provides a helpful roadm...

This week on Tent Talk we bring you a special episode recorded live from the 2019 InTents: The Farmers Market Conference in San Diego! In this panel discussion, moderated by Marcy Coburn, CEO of CUESA, panelists discussed why new markets are great, when a new market isn't a good idea, and everything in between.