- Business banner to advertise the business
- Water or coffee thermos
- 2- 5 gallon buckets or gallon milk jugs filled with water to hold canopy down
- 2 long bungee cords to hold the weighted containers to canopy at the back of the tent
- Canopy or umbrella, King Canopy out of Seattle makes a good commercial version
- Tables-Costco or Wal-Mart has some good foldable 6-foot versions
- Tablecloth holders (dollar store) or double sided tape
- Tablecloths for tables
- Folding chairs or stools
- Vendor sign and bungee cords- (Dollar Store has bungee cords)
- Rubber bands
- Bread ties
- Gallon plastic bags (grocery store or Cash Carry) for loose lettuce or spinach
- Grocery plastic or paper bags on hand for shoppers that forget bag
- Index cards laminated or not laminated for pricing
- Permanent markers or expo wipe off pens
- Clothespins to hold price signs in the produce (dollar store)
- Toothpicks (dollar store) for sampling of fruits or vegetables
- Paring knife
- Paper plates
- Cutting board for sampling
- Paper berry baskets small and large if needed, on-line supplier (PJP Marketplace.com)
(GrowersSupply.com) - Baskets or boxes to put produce in
- Scissors
- Clippers
- Scotch tape
- Duct tape
- Hand wipes
- Band-Aids
- Business card if available
- Pictures of farm if available (the public likes to look at picture albums)
- Calculator
- Change box
- Keep $75.00 in $1.00 and $5.00 bills on hand since ATM machines spit out $20.00 bills.
ATM is located at local grocery store less than a block away from the market. - Change apron helps
- Scale license if you need a scale for your produce
- WIC and Senior voucher signs if signed up to take vouchers
- Please have signs available for customers that state “no spray” for sustainable growers or “organic” if certified organic. ( the public wants to know)
- Paper towels
- Garbage sack for stall (what gets brought in gets taken out by the vendor)
- Tylenol just in case
- Copies of favorite recipes to share
- Small dustpan and brush
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