5 Hot Sellers at Farmers Markets
Farmer’s markets are often a hub of cheerful activity and commerce as people roam the streets admiring the fresh produce and exploring the unique vendor offerings.
Although produce is generally what comes to mind when one speaks of a farmer’s market, the farmer’s market can be an excellent resource for selling a variety of food and nonfood items.
Whether you’re interested in starting a small business or simply interested in earning some extra dollars on the weekend, there are ways to do it at your city’s local market. If you’re going to sell at the farmer’s market, you’ll need a product.
Here are some products that sell well in this type of environment:
Homemade jams, jellies, and preserves
Do you have your own special recipe for a delicious jam, jelly, or preserve? If so, you may find a ready market for your homemade spreads. People love the idea of buying locally made jellies especially if they taste fresh. Concentrate on offering unusual flavors that aren’t offered on supermarket shelves. People can easily find the obvious choices such as grape and strawberry but would love to have the opportunity to try cactus jelly, beet jelly, or chocolate jelly. You’ll attract an enthusiastic group of buyers if you offer samples on crackers, as long as your product tastes good.
Handmade soaps and toiletries
These are another big seller at farmer’s markets. As people move away from using personal products with unhealthy synthetic chemicals, they’re looking for organic and natural alternatives. It’s not that difficult to learn the art of soap making and you don’t even have to work with lye. You can make it by the rebatching method. To do this, buy all natural soap that’s already shredded into tiny pieces. (available online). Simply heat it on your stove and mix it with water. Once it becomes a liquid, add color scent, herbs, and other ingredients. Pour it into a mold until it solidifies. You have quick and easy French milled soap to sell at the farmer’s market.
Handmade chocolates and candies
Who can resist taking home a delicious piece of handmade chocolate while shopping? If you haven’t already mastered the art of candy making, check a book out from your local library and experiment with some recipes. Once you have a tasty confectionary, test market it on friends until you have a candy they can’t pass up. Set up a booth at your local farmer’s market and offer samples. Watch people line up to buy your handmade sweets!
Candles
Candles are an excellent item to sell at the farmer’s market particularly around the holidays. If you haven’t mastered the art of candle making, take the simple approach of rolling candles out of sheets of beeswax. Beeswax sheets can be purchased online and in a variety of craft stores nationwide. They come in a wonderful array of colors and are quick and easy to perfect. Research the most popular colors for home décor and focus on these colors when you first start out.
Handmade beaded bracelets for children
You can make handmade stretch bracelets out of beads which are a big hit with children. Making the bracelets is quick and simple. Buy high quality elastic stretch cord and string on a variety of colorful beads in an interesting design. Finish it off by tying two square knots and reinforcing the knot with Krazy glue. Arrange your bracelets in an appealing manner and get ready for business. You can even make custom stretch bracelets using letter beads to spell out a child’s name. Once people know you’re there, you’ll get lots of repeat business.
If you want to earn some extra money, why not sell at the farmer’s market? It can be both a fun and rewarding way to test the market for your product and add some extra money to your bank account.
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