Farmers Market pics !

14 years ago

It's been a long , beautiful day at the farmers market - I finally remembered my camera. The first picture is of the booth .... All my "Solar Babies" were on display ,so were my "Wallflowers" ( plates )

The next pic is of my display of "Window Jewelry" ..small blown glass & Crystal to hang in your window ( can you say Rainbows ?? )

The last pic is of the booth next to me . It was garden paradise .... all kinds of plants - dirt cheap. ( LOL -- sorry - pun ) Everytime I'd sell something - I'd run over there and buy something !! LOL Easy come - easy go I guess~~

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I Had a great time and even sold alot ! ( Including 2 teacup bird feeders ) I'm going every Thursday from now on ..... Ahhh - nothing better than fresh air , socializing and spending money ! LOL

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luvs2click
14 years ago
Lookin' good! Don't you love farmer's markets?! I especially like your window jewelry - something different. That is what catches people's eye. Glad you did good. I did a FM last Sat. with my perennial starts - $1.00 a pot. They sold really well, I made $249 in 4 hrs! Still have around 100 left - I'll probably go back next Sat. as I have the garden fair this Sat. (I can't sell the starts there as it is held at a garden center and they don't want competition). I sure enjoy selling and socializing at FM also! And such a deal for only $10 a spot.
Arlene
toomuchglass
Original Author
14 years ago
Ours is $15 a spot . Well worth it ! All this time I thought "Farmers market " meant meat,veggies,flowers...
I was surprised to see they accepted crafters. There is about 20 booths now - should double by August.

* high 5'ing you ! " *smile*
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I didn't purchase these items, I just wandered through and took photos that day. I think I bought some baked goods that day. I had been given a large quantity of peaches, tomatoes and eggplant from someone's garden just the day before. This being an agricultural area, the peaches I got were canning peaches. I waited for them to get soft but they never did. It dawned on me they were not table peaches so I baked them all in a large crisp. They were great, the peaches stayed and distinct after baking. I will go back this Saturday early before a crowd gathers and the light is still pretty and see what treasures are there to shoot.
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Nancy, the peach pies look beautiful, but I'll bet they are labor intensive? Could you make a large cobbler with a top crust and maybe some struesel crumbs on top then portion out two servings in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap? Have you considered tea breads - mini loaves of lemon bread, banana bread, applesauce walnut bread, etc. could be made mid-week and would hold well in the fridge until market day. This type of bread is usually very moist and will hold longer than yeast breads. Last year my friendship starter breads sold well. The starter keeps the loaf very moist - you don't have to call the breads "friendship" or Amish Friendship as people who don't bake have probably not heard of them and might not understand the concept. And have you tried mixing up your pretzel roll dough a day or two ahead and keeping it chilled until ready to bake? Are the three large loaves the asiago bread? Does one recipe produce 3 loaves that size? I'd try making four slightly smaller loaves and price them a little less. Also, I would try making a recipe of the sugar cookies mid-week, then wrap them well with plastic wrap, put them in a zip bag or container with a lid and store them in a cool place until market day. You could make a test batch and see how they taste to you several days later. The cookies could also be frozen on the day they are made and pulled out the day before market day. Or, make the cookie dough ahead and freeze then bake the day before market day? You are getting a feel now for what sells well for you and what your customers repeatedly buy - that's good. But think about how you can begin your baking earlier in the week and try new items that can be made ahead. Do you have a flyer on the table offering to make special orders? When I did this I sold by the recipe - i.e. an entire recipe of yeast rolls or 4 loaves of my Amish bread recipe. I would offer the customer a slight discount for ordering the entire recipe and I would tell them how to freeze the breads. This way they could order ahead to be sure what they wanted was held (out of sight) for them. I have some great recipes if you want those. Teresa
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luna_llena_feliz
14 years ago
Where is the farmer's market? Maybe when I have off on a Thursday I'll have to check it out. I love your window "bling!"

I know the one in Cathedral Square in downtown Milwaukee always has crafters. I never noticed any crafters at the one in West Allis though. And I am ashamed to admit I have never been to the South Shore market.
toomuchglass
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14 years ago
This one is in Burlington , Kathy .It's so easy to get to ...take Hwy 36 south ( Loomis road )I catch it at 76th and Rawson -- follow 36 ... all the way to downtown Burlington . It's on State street & Jefferson . If you want to come - I'll give you more detailed instructions . I'll bring chairs for you ,too ! I'll be the official runner for food ,too ! :) Lemme know :

CLevandoski@wi.rr.com
sunnyca_gw
14 years ago
Beautiful display & work you do!! Looks like a great place to sell at, very park-like!! Glad you did well & they are nice plants in the next booth too!! No wonder you couldn't resist!! Just a little more garden bling!! Jna
Marlene Kindred
14 years ago
Glad you did so well! That always makes one smile, doesn't it? Love all of your window bling and other stuff too! Thanks for sharing with us!
leveta
14 years ago
Well I'm glad you did well...But what are solar babies?? I loved the pic's. The weather looked just right...
jeannespines
14 years ago
Love FMrkts! DH & I are doing it regularly this summer (our 2nd yr)...they go 6 mos. here...Sat. am's...but we don't do them all...if it's cold & raining, uhh-uhh! Lots of work loading & unloading...but a fun time! I'm working on some more "barnwood blooms" ... both of these sold 2 wks. ago. TFS your pics, 2much! And have fun, both of you, luvs2click & twomuchglass!!! Luv your stuff! Jeanne S.
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luna_llena_feliz
14 years ago
Thanks, Kathy! Bob has a good friend who lives in Burlington so we go down there every so often. I will have to take off on a Thursday and come visit. I always have a seat when I use my walker (thank God!). Thanks for the sweet offer! Now if you offered to be the chocolate runner, I'd really be indebted! he-he I was so sorry I missed the Chocolate Festival again this year! Drats!
desertrat1
14 years ago
Hi toomuchglass! I wanted to post last week about your Farmers Market display but was preoccupied with my own preparations. I love your display! Now, I've got to ask about the Solar Babies? Ok, from what I can see in the picture it looks like solar Malibu Light with stained glass on them? You've got to post a close up photo of those. The window jewelry is GREAT! My MIL makes something similar to those just for herself and friends. AWESOME.
Well, count your blessings about no wind! And I may have to be that vendor next to you that has all the plants! (except mine would have Planty Tags in them!) :-)
Have a wonderful day!
Love, Jules
tennesseetrash
14 years ago
Love the window bling and your set up, Kathy. Nice place to spend your day too. It would be great if you two Kathys could hook up at the market. Y'all make pics for us if you do.

Jeanne, loved your pics too. ~tenderlee
jeannespines
14 years ago
tenderlee...I'm gonna' hook up with those 2 WI girls one of these days! I'm not too far away...watch out TS, GS's, etc. etc. Luna, we can take turns "sitting" .... wouldn't it just be sweet! Luv your display, toomuch...very pretty! Jeanne S.
toomuchglass
Original Author
14 years ago
I don't have a closeup of the solar babies ,but they are small solar lights with a cutsie stained glass object on the front ( frogs,flowers,butterflies ,etc ) I coiled a copper wire around the pole of the light and soldered the glass thing to the wire. It can slide on or off really easy . Just a decoration to add a little pizzaz to a cheap light !

PS - the town's biggest and best chocolate lady was supposed to have a booth next to us last week. BUT -- a bad storm came through a day earlier & caved the roof of her store in and ruined everything .

All that wasted chocolate -- WAHHH !!!

Hopefully she'll be back soon.

One more PS - I LOVE those barnwood blooms !

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