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Plain how-tos and printable templates for farmers markets, craft fairs, flea markets and pop-ups.
For organizers
- How to start a farmers marketTen steps from a site and a day of the week to opening morning.
- Vendor application templateA free printable vendor application for farmers markets and craft fairs.
- How much to charge vendorsBooth fee models and a calculator that works out your break-even fee.
- Market rules templateFree printable rules and regulations for vendors. Edit and hand out.
For vendors
- Craft fair vendor checklistEverything to pack for a craft fair or market, as a printable checklist.
- How much a vendor booth costsReal booth fees at farmers markets, craft fairs, state fairs and comic cons, plus booth sizes.
- Craft fair and vendor insurance costWhat vendor liability insurance costs per year and per event, and what shows ask for.
- Vendor break-even calculatorBooth fee, insurance and gas against your margin: how much you need to sell to come out ahead.
- Are craft shows worth it?How to judge a show before you pay the booth fee, and what to track after.
- How to have a successful vendor boothSetup, pricing, talking to shoppers and follow-up that turn a booth into repeat sales.
- Vendor booth ideas and displaysLayouts, displays, height, color and small touches that make a 10x10 booth stand out.
- Vendor booth lightingLighting a booth at night or at a craft show with no electricity.
- Vendor booth signs and bannersWhat your banner, price signs and payment signs should say, and what sizes work.
- Is selling baked goods profitable?Price cookies, bread and cakes from your real costs, with a per-item calculator.
- Selling baked goods on Facebook MarketplaceWhich states let you take orders online and deliver, state by state.
- Selling baked goods on EtsyWhy shipping homemade food across state lines is usually off-limits, and the exceptions.
- How to become a farmers market vendorPermits, insurance, applications and what market managers look for.
- Cottage food laws by statePermits, sales caps and label rules for selling homemade food in all 50 states and DC.
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