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People are becoming more self-sufficient, so gardening has become very popular. Although it’s a great way to cut your grocery bill and fill your refrigerator and pantry with good, healthy food, you still have the problem with surplus. Start a small farming business and sell that extra produce.
Farmers’ Markets Take Over the Cities
City dwellers love to shop at farmers’ markets, so find out where they are in your town. You can develop a very healthy business by selling your extra produce to folks who prefer home-grown food over grocery store food. Most cities have multiple markets scattered throughout the town.
Some markets may be expensive to work with due to high booth rental space. You just have to decide whether you can sell enough to finance your booth. If it doesn’t seem profitable, look for smaller, neighborhood markets that will have cheaper booth rental.
Diversify Your Booth
If you’re a great artist or seamstress, you can diversify your business by selling things as well as produce. People shop for more than food in farmers’ markets, so you might have some other great items you can sell to boost your business.
If you want to sell prepared foods, you’ll have to make them in a certified commercial kitchen. Unfortunately, foods prepared in your home kitchen might get you in trouble with the health inspector. Check out the rules before you start selling jam.
Not only can the farmers’ market help you build a small business, but it can also help you build a strong community where friendship, the trading of goods and services, and ideas come together to prepare people for the new economy.
