Tent Talk, the farmers market podcast

By: Farmers Market Pros
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  • Tent Talk is a podcast for farmers' market managers, farmers, food makers, and anyone who counts on farmers’ markets as a source of income. Please join us as we interview farmers’ market experts, talk about ways to improve local food communities, and provide you with tips on building a successful farmers’ market business. Tent Talk is produced by Farmers Market Pros.
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Episodes
  • Ep 318: Kasi Haire: Making Fundraising Delicious

    Ep 318: Kasi Haire: Making Fundraising Delicious
    Nov 4 2024
    What could be a more fitting fundraiser for a market organization than a dinner featuring local chefs and farm fresh ingredients? Organizing a farm to table dinner or a cultural food festival is a little different than coordinating a farmers market. Kasi Haire of Nolensville Farmers Market in Tennessee assures us that much of the skill set is the same: planning, staffing, renting equipment and marketing. Listen in to hear how and why her market keeps finding new ways to help people do good by eating well, including:
    • The pros and cons of serving dinner on a farm
    • What to consider when budgeting for your event
    • Why fundraising is just one of the goals
    • How to use special events to incubate new vendors
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    35 mins
  • Ep 317: Fee Here Now: Collecting Market Rent

    Ep 317: Fee Here Now: Collecting Market Rent
    Oct 28 2024
    Bookkeeping is yet another of the many hats that farmers market managers wear. There are so many formulas for setting space rent at markets and, especially post-Covid, a whole variety of ways to manage calculating and actually collecting those fees. Do you use a market management program with built in invoicing? Are you adding up percentages of sales and handling cash at the market? Either way, there's plenty to consider and to communicate to make sure things run smoothly. Let's talk about:
    • Pros and cons of flat fees and percentage of sales rates
    • Calculating processing fees vs labor costs
    • Reimbursing for nutrition incentives
    • Understanding penalties for missing markets or late payments
    • Building trust with clear communication
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    55 mins
  • Ep 316: Jessica Mullen: Learn, Teach, and Grow

    Ep 316: Jessica Mullen: Learn, Teach, and Grow
    Oct 21 2024

    How do you learn and grow in your farmers market career? We met Jessica Mullen of South Carolina's Travelers Rest Farmers Market when she traveled to San Diego for InTents, the national Farmers Market conference. In this episode of Tent Talk, Jessica shares what she finds valuable about InTents and other conferences and networking with other market professionals. She's all about learning, and also about offering educational opportunities at her market.

    Listen in for Jessica's tips on:

    • Interactive programming for kids
    • Simple cooking classes at the market
    • Using data to educate your community
    • Funding education for farmers and vendors
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    47 mins

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