On this episode, I interview Matt with Westview Corner Grocery in Atlanta, Georgia. We talk their start up process, what they've learned, and how they have been embraced by both Legacy and new residents of an urban neighborhood deep in Atlanta, Georgia.

In this call we chat with Steph Steele of Tiny Grocer on South Congress in Austin, Texas. This call was centered around learning a lot from her journey into the world of owning her Indie Grocer. We spoke about inventory building, pricing, refrigerator woes, cash flow, produce, and so much more. We ended on some great Highs and Lows from everyone on the call. Steph recommended a book called The Secret Life of Groceries and we recommend you checking that out.

The Indie Grocers involved in this call are:

Steph Steele of Tiny Grocer in Austin, Texas

Matti Bills & Brooke of ⁠Three Six General⁠ in San Marcos, Texas

Chealsea & Kaz of ⁠Naturally Nourished Market ⁠in Wimberly, Texas

Sam Stavinhoa of ⁠The French Co⁠. in Marathon, Texas

Jennifer of ⁠Paris Grocery⁠ in Paris, Texas

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The intro music is by Six Times the Moon - a band Taylor was involved with in the early 2000s. 

In this episode, Taylor chats with her buddy and fellow entrepreneur, Will Rhodes of Willigan's Island. Will's pickled products were one of the first local vendors Taylor brought into her small grocery shop and in this episode she explores the world of the maker. What are the struggles makers are currently facing in this world post covid? What does it take to start your own product based business?

Check out Will's products at www.willigansisland.com

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Taylor dives deeper into the world of marketing Main Street Businesses. She shares a acronym she heard from Crystal Vilaitis on the podcast Main Street Matters. She then shares about her biggest success - email marketing.

There are two quick recipes shared on this episode. The first includes Lockhart Quail's quail and chicken sausages and the second incorporates Bachanan's Japanese BBQ Sauce. Both of which are available at Good Things Grocery!

There are several interviews planned for the future of this podcast including taking the 'show on the road' this summer. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to support the production of this podcast, please like, subscribe, share, and consider donating!

Taylor Burge of Good Things Grocery in Lockhart & Martindale, TX welcomed several indie grocers from around Texas for our first monthly round table zoom call. We took some time to introduce ourselves and share some things that are working for us. Before this call, I sent out a survey to our participants to gauge who we were talking with. I found that most of us on this call have been in operations for under 5 years. Most of us are operating at less than 2,000 square feet. Most of us are in underserved areas and food desserts. Most of our shops offer in house prepared foods, some with espresso programs. Most of us are getting product from UNFI, KEHE, Faire and Direct from Vendors. All of us have questions about margins, marketing, driving sales, and keeping amazing staff. We also explored discussions of POS systems and their differences.

The Indie Grocers involved in this call are:

Matti Bills & Brooke of Three Six General in San Marcos, Texas

Sam Newman of Little Red Box Grocery in Houston, Texas

Chealsea & Kaz of Naturally Nourished Market in Wimberly, Texas

Sam Stavinhoa of The French Co. in Marathon, Texas

Jennifer of Paris Grocery in Paris, Texas

Support the podcast by donating what you can! These types of things take a lot of time but our hopes is that they can help a lot of people! Reach out if you have suggestions, questions, or would like to be on the show! [email protected]