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.