How to Get Your Baked Goods to Market Without Wrecking Them
Cakes slide, frosting sweats, cookies go soft in the car. The crates, timing and packing order that get your bakes to the table looking like they did at 5am.
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How to Store Root Vegetables and Winter Squash So They Last Until Spring
Potatoes, squash, carrots and onions will keep for months if you get a few things right. What each one wants, and the…
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What to Do With Unsold Stock When the Market Season Ends
The last market of the season ends with a car full of what did not sell. Here is how to turn that…
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Your Farmers Market Application Got Rejected. Now What?
A rejection from a farmers market usually is not about your food. Here is what is actually behind it, how to ask,…
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Fall Flavor Trends 2026: What to Sell When Pumpkin Spice Starts to Fade
Pumpkin spice is not the automatic yes it used to be. Here is what the search and ordering data says about fall…
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The Farmers Market Pepper Guide: Which to Buy for Roasting, Stuffing, and Real Heat
Late summer is peak pepper season and the table is confusing. Here's which peppers to buy for roasting, stuffing, frying, and heat,…
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What “Made in a Home Kitchen” Actually Means (And Why That Label Isn’t a Warning)
That line on the jar isn't a warning label. Here's what "made in a home kitchen" actually means, and how to shop…
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Three Things to Fix in Your Market Booth Before October
Fall festival season starts in about four weeks. Three farmers market booth setup fixes worth making before it does — signs, height,…
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Cottage Food Insurance: What You Actually Need Before Holiday Market Season
Most holiday markets ask for proof of insurance before handing you a booth. Here is what cottage food insurance covers, what it…
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Why Homemade Bread Molds Faster Than Store Bread (And How to Store It)
You spent $12 on a beautiful loaf and lost half of it. Here's how to store homemade bread properly, and why the…
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The Farmers Market Winter Squash Guide: Which One to Buy for Roasting, Soup, and Pie
Nine winter squash varieties decoded: which to roast, which to blend into soup, which to bake into pie, and how to pick…
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Farmers Market Etiquette: 14 Things Regulars Know That First-Timers Don’t
The unwritten rules of the farmers market, from cash and squeezing to when to actually show up. Fourteen small habits that make…
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The Farmers Market Sweet Corn Guide: How to Pick It, Store It, and Use Every Last Ear
You can tell almost everything about an ear of sweet corn without opening the husk. How to pick it, why market corn…
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