On this week's episode of Tent Talk, our guest is Kelly Foss, Director of the Downtown Farmers' Market in Des Moines, Iowa. Kelly shared with us her strategy for slowly but surely growing her market from about 40 vendors to nearly 300! We also learned about her new role at the Farmers Market Coalition and what they've got planned for the 2018 National Farmers Market Week. This episode contains some helpful leadership advice from a pro farmers market manager!

For Episode 5 we had the chance to sit down with Nick Burton from Paris, Texas. Nick is owner of Victory Gardens Farm and Victory Lunch Club, and founder of State of the Soil. He's also the creative director for Bootstrap Farmer and co-hosts a podcast called Bootstrap Farmer Radio. In this episode you'll hear Nick's perspective on selling value added products and the benefits of having your own commercial kitchen. We also talk boot-strapping, side-hustling, and mocktail-drinking!

In this week's episode we chat with Chris Quinlan, the market manager of the Whistler Farmers Market in British Columbia. Chris gave us the run down on how he manages a busy farmers market in a location where the growing season for produce is short. He also sheds light on the pain points of market managing that led him to launch the software company MarketWurks. Chris inspired us to think of techie solutions to farmers' market conundrums!

This is the intro episode of your new favorite farmers market podcast! In the first episode of Tent Talk hosts Brijet Myers, Justine Marzoni-Mead, and Catt Fields White explain how they came to be a part of the farmers market world and why they stayed. Learn about what makes farmers markets special.

On episode 2 of Tent Talk Charlotte Smith, of 3 Cow Marketing and Champoeg Creamery, tells her story about how she built a successful dairy farm and ended up becoming a small business marketing guru. She shares tips on developing loyal customers through email newsletters, social media, and face to face interaction. What's her secret to success? It's all about relationships!

For our third episode of Tent Talk, we sat down with Maya Madsen of Maya's Cookies. Maya sells delicious vegan cookies at 3 weekly farmers markets in San Diego. She told us the story behind her award winning cookies and shared tips on how to stay on top of perishable inventory and hungry employees. In this episode you'll receive tips on keeping detailed records (of everything!), charting your farmers market sales, and keeping your employees happy.

Tent Talk is a podcast for farmers market managers, farmers, food makers, and anyone who counts on farmers markets as a source of income. Please join us as we interview farmers market experts, talk about ways to improve local food communities, and provide you with tips on building a successful farmers market business.