Farmers Market Chronicles: A Day in the Life

[@kirkferguson6496]

Those are awesome tips. I had a hunch that's how it works. I always liked how grocery stores present the produce at an angle towards the customer.

[@KCherieSoaps]

Thanks for posting a video of the market... I was very curious about how it worked, how you set up, etc. Cool!

[@thefaeryman]

loved the pink hats! Great tips I will apply next weekend. three booths lost their canopies last weekend, it was very windy, I ran an additional strap to my truck but I still held on to it at times. thanks

[@annacatherineevans]

Hey. The music played during your market set up is soooooo pretty.

[@chevy6299]

The stack 'em high and watch 'em fly works with T-Shirts and socks. I'd start with 4 tables like yours and shrink down to one sometimes before the end of the day.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

That's what I like to do, but I get lazy.

[@chevy6299]

Yes me too but it saves time when packing up. =)

[@mikedewilde3843]

Love that you used your music!

[@tomrobertson3236]

it's also about selection.. a story I heard long time ago was a gift shop had 3 sizes of tea pots she only sold medium size so when she needed room she got rid of small and large. she ended up selling no tea pots. so now she has 3 sizes but always sells medium. the only large and small pot are the ones on the shelf

[@TheH0W1E]

In the grocery industry they call that a "loss leader". Sometimes you have to carry a small selection of like items to give the customer some feeling of choice, just to sell the most popular or "best" variety. It's a strange phenomenon but is 100% true.

[@AUSSIE1PRIDE]

H0WITZER 82 I know it's a year old comment but, loss leaders are items you sell at below cost to draw in customers to hopefully buy a cart load of other stuff. for example at a store I worked at one of our best sellers were boxes of tissues of all things... the company would pay roughly $1.10 per box & sell them for 80 cents each losing 30 cents on each box we sold hundreds of them every week, & typically no one ever just stopped in to buy a box of tissues they would wonder the store and end up buying $20-$30 of other junk they didn't need.

[@sapogeorge]

I've been waiting for a market vid! You're awesome Curtis, can't wait to start my farm!

[@wilfredreyes3836]

I was so glad you posted the market! :)

[@johnbeckman8916]

I loved seeing the market finally. This format of vloging helps round out he picture. I'd love a video breaking down your different markets and what percentage they contribute to your bottom line. The percentage mix probably varies throughout the year but that would be interesting to see as well. Congratulations on your well deserved success!

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Thanks. These kind of details are covered extensively in my online course.

[@johnbeckman8916]

Got it. Thanks!

[@cornerhillfarm4091]

Thanks for taking us to the market with you! Awesome :)

[@notsure7874]

Dude, I remember you were a musician but after hearing this song I've got to find more!

[@nandiwaidyatilleka3569]

Wonderful video. Great job. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experience Man.

[@bharathkumar1773]

Feel soo good after watching your videos...

[@cicco1838]

Thanks for sharing the Pile it High Watch it Fly awesome..

[@moocow5107]

great to see how you set things up!

[@fitzy1874]

Your music is phenomenal!

[@LingahbytheSea]

Ahh, finally! You're a top man for this. Thanks.

[@garyjerniganjr]

Thanks for that. I'm planning on doing this next year at some local markets. growing a garden this year for testing things out

[@omfug7148]

digging the music too Mr Stone (you truly are the all around DIY guy.)

[@HFTLMate]

thanks for sharing the music and video

[@HLHaidysh]

This was the vlog I was waiting for! I wanted to see how you sell at the market. Interesting to see the timelapse and great to hear your own composed and produced music!

[@VeganMomVie]

Nice! I've been wanting to see a video of your farmers market stand & set up. I know you're no longer doing them but it was interesting to see it while you did it. Thanks!

[@PaulDossAlabamaGulfCoastVideo]

Very cool. I've been wondering what your market set up was like. Got to say that the videos are looking better and better with the different camera angles, drone shots and the time lapse.

[@wilhelmdekock2637]

Enjoying the Music by Curtis from 2004

[@michaelh10]

awesome! finally saw the market!

[@thalfis]

I have been going through a lot of your older content and it looks like Diego Footer make a cameo in this episode. Awesome work!

[@thefaeryman]

what's interesting is that those that either eats or juice kale will do a lot of it and buy a lot too. When I was juicing I was buying at least a dozen a week, which was great in the summer, but hard to find fresh cut in the winter. Kale quickly looses it's moisture days after the cut, which is fine with all ways of eating except juicing Knowing your target market is so important!

[@GoTocco]

thanks for adding titles back to your videos

[@MicroUrb]

As a first year farmers market vendor, everything I just saw in this video is 100% accurate. Amazing, regardless of country, it evolved exactly the same. I have even less stuff as a noob so I bring a smaller table to deliberately not have room for the little bit of stuff I do have so I have to bunch everything together.

[@keithcooper2012]

Great music Curtis! Are you still playing anymore?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Not really. It just doesn't really interest me any more to be honest. Perhaps playing songs to my daughter will be my next musical endeavour.

[@MicroUrb]

Curtis, please sell these songs you have produced, I would buy them.

[@ryanvandever859]

awesome music

[@SarahVision]

Nice set up! Thanks for sharing the Pile it High Watch it Fly insight :)

[@ArcKnightElite]

Do you sell at Farmers Markets too?

[@juliereding4553]

Great set up where do you get your crates?

[@sandrawillick6944]

I like your round signs. Are they in pie plates? I notice you have some sort of stick-on hanger they attach to.

[@robert-mr.greenfingersthom5321]

man I love this song good stuff your awesome!

[@timgallagher1761]

Nice video Curtis. I just signed up for my 1st farmers market. The manager said I may want to be able to process credit cards which really bummed me out! Really they don't buy with cash! Oh well.

[@addyytzu]

Try attracting people when you have couple of bags left to stir them in buying the bags. Last 2 bags of carrots, come and get them. Works all the time.

[@JaninesPlace]

Great vlog!

[@jd2379]

I enjoyed selling figs at my local market in Croatia this way, pile it high watch it fly indeed.. ;D rock on

[@stevenicol5133]

loved the market and the tips it looked great, are other vendors organic and how do you compare with the other vendors price wise

[@scottkuppers]

This video brings me so much joy, thankyou :D

[@tumba3182]

I think I can say for certain that we've all been waiting for this market video! Curtis, do you know what a handpan is? I am dying to hear some handpan jams up in these, if you'd like to collaborate I'm down!

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Thank you. Donations put to use.

[@tumba3182]

+Urban Farmer Curtis Stone thank you man...thank you. I'll PM you a couple samples of what I've been working on with the handpan one of these days and see what you think. pile it high watch it fly!

[@billmiller9760]

Love the vlog's , thanks. Where can I get your music?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

This music is very old stuff I wrote years ago. It's never been published.

[@ctwofirst6635]

Too bad! I really enjoyed hearing it.

[@TheDrewsample]

Agreed! Loved the music brother!

[@edhorsegolfer4784]

Would it have been better to try to fire sale what you had at the end than to take it back? Looks like you did really well for a short day. Good video

[@MattThermer]

you should consider removing some of the wood on the front of your holding trays, it would provide more visual space for the bags on the bottom

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Then they would pack up very well. I'm happy with the display is thanks.

[@wilderfarmstead]

Curtis, what brand of canopy tents did you use that allows you to set up solo? every brand I've purchased seems to require 2 people. Also, the music for the set up is AMAZING! Banjo and Sitar? Never heard that combo. Is it a downloadable track?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Thanks for the feedback. I wrote and recorded that track over 10 years ago. I don't have it anywhere to download. The canpoies I use are called Impact.

[@nate_dodson]

Curtis, do you have any problems with your bagged greens clouding up with condensation on hot market days? I keep having that issues - and with clamshelled items too. They condensate almost immediately after going onto the table and look undesireable. Would love any insight you have. Thanks!

[@jayroller7054]

Thumbs up dude!

[@springwatercropshop4706]

Sick tune

[@TorontoNeurospicyGirl]

loved the video, you are awesome! I just wish you used less plastic. One of the main things I love about farmer's markets is that I can get stuff with a lot less packaging!

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Start by example. Do it for your farm and lead by example.

[@TorontoNeurospicyGirl]

I dont have a farm :( Im in the "fantasizing of one day maybe doing it" stage. Your channel makes me feel like that is possible. I have just embarked on a lower impact/waste lifestyle.. and trying to reduce my use of disposable plastics.. so now I notice that everyone is using way to much packaging.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

That's why I said what I did. It's easy to criticize from the side lines. I've researched better packaging for many years.

[@lotsofwood]

Man, the farmers market in my town sucks so bad... it's on Wednesday from 12-3

[@wildrangeringreen]

aka while most potential customers are at work... makes sense lol

[@gvas7560]

Hello Curtis. Thank you for sharing all your videos. I recently find your channer throught John Kohler at GYG. I really appreciate your passion for growing. I will like to grow microgreens some day and sell them to restaurants but, how do you get into selling to restaurants? How do you know how much to sell your product for and be competitive at it with out loosing money nor over charging your clients. Let me know if you have these resources somewhere I would like to learn more about that. Thank you.

[@tracygarns9611]

How do you keep your basil fresh after harvesting till selling it? Do you refrigerate it?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

It goes in the cooler, like almost everything else.

[@feedbackorganicrecovery4707]

Gday Curtis, is it a viable option to take my mobile coolroom to the markets? how do you overcome spoilage etc?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Oh yes. More and more farmers are doing those. I'll be making my van into one at some point. Watch my video on Second Spring Farm and I show his.

[@bigl8285]

hey man how do you keep your greens on display from wilting

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Mostly by keeping them in sealed bags out of the sun. This is actually a really good question, I'm going to add it to the Q&A video for Saturday. I'll elaborate more then. Thanks for asking!

[@NWBwana]

Curtis, Curtis..... I can't express enough how happy I am that you chose to pursue urban farming...... and not the music you were creating in 2004! hahah jk! thanks for the videos man!

[@hunterphung3638]

do you need permission or certificate to sell your produce.

[@StaarveyFarm]

Thank-you, again, I would love some of your 'heat' My poly-tunnels get almost up to your temps sometimes, but outside is no where near. Apologies if you feel this is intrusive, but when are you going to properly introduce your girlfriend ? I appreciate its not 'business' but you are a 'friend' now and important to our daily routines/life.....

[@offgridcurtisstone]

I appreciate that, but as of right now I'd like to keep my personal life at arms length. My goal with this channel is to help people get started and empower them to do so. I'm on camera enough at the moment, and my girlfriend is a professional photographer, so she prefers to be behind the camera ;)

[@648546lllooolll]

"I'm hot!" "I KNOW"

[@Ghhyuttgg]

I can see why you moved from music to farming...

[@homeofthetysons9589]

Great video! I really enjoyed it. I also do great videos. You're a natural, keep it going! I gave you a thumbs up! Glad to see a fellow youtuber like me doing what they love. Never give up!! if you're interested be sure to check my out my channel, hope to see a lot more from you.

[@misc.2331]

your gf's hot dude. Maybe I need to be a farmer

[@offgridcurtisstone]

You might become a farmer, but you won't be me! ;)

[@misc.2331]

If there's a will, there's a way! :D