Tent Talk, the farmers market podcast
Whether you’re a farmers market manager, a farmer or food maker selling at farmers markets, a policy maker or market supplier, Tent Talk is the podcast for you!
How to listen to Tent Talk
Stream our most recent episodes below or find Tent Talk wherever you regularly get your podcasts. With a new episode every Monday, Tent Talk brings you new farmers market knowledge on a weekly basis. There is so much that goes into farmers markets, and so many interesting people involved, we will never run out of material!
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Episode 157: Reactivating a farmers market that has been dormant
Jump-starting markets that closed due to COVID-19
Episode 155: Punita Patel on balancing your farmers market dreams with reality
Regulations, customer feedback, and vendor burnout
Episode 154: Best of Tent Talk: Katie Green of Wild Hare Organic Farm
What makes markets work for farmers
Episode 153: Questions and answers from our Farmers Market Pros online community
Updated sampling protocols, ADA compliance, and the importance of barricades!
Episode 151: Basic marketing for farmers market operators
Exciting news about InTents: the Farmers Market Conference 2022!
Episode 150: Dianna Rose on bringing food sovereignty to Queens, NY
Opening a new urban farmers market during a pandemic
Episode 149: Reestablishing farmers market operations systems and protocols
Happy National Farmers Market Week!
Episode 148: Farmers market contingency plans for extreme environmental challenges
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night
Episode 146: Shiny Flanary on managing farmers markets that center BIPOC vendors and shoppers
“We don’t do that here.”
Episode 144: Saying goodbye to a farmers market vendor
Helping market communities process loss
Episode 142: Christine Farren on adapting farmers markets to the newest version of the new normal
Updates from the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Episode 141: Megan Harris on managing a small rural farmers market
Farmers markets feed communities
Episode 140: Darlene Wolnik on supporting farmers markets through the good times and the bad
It takes time for farmers markets to recover
Episode 139: Expert advice for new farmers market managers
Tips from our Farmers Market Pros community
Episode 137: Heidi Anderson on attracting devoted shoppers through value-based marketing
Craft your message around your target customer’s values
Episode 136: Kathy Newsom on balancing market budgets with fundraising programs
Ask your community for help
Episode 134: Getting prepped for the start of farmers market season
Spring re-openings after a long, strange year
Episode 133: Cynthia Wallesz on strategic planning for your market and your business
Identify your values and know your mission
Episode 131: Hannah Fuller on how to plan and execute a successful Instagram takeover
Expand your social media reach