Our first Farmers’ Market is a little over a week away and we have been busy gathering, buying and making supplies in anticipation.

Harvesting/Rinsing Supplies:

2 Ice Chests - Already owned

1 pair good Scissors/Sheep Shears - $15

1 Wheel Barrow - Already owned

1 Washtub & plumbing - $150 (still needs to be purchased & installed)

Packaging Supplies:

3200 Biodegradable Produce Bags - $100.82

1 lb 31/2 by 1/4” Rubber Bands - 4.99

1/4 lb 2 1/2 by 1/16” Rubber Bands- 1.99

840 Pint Pulp Berry Baskets - $109.37

Twine - $10 (wrapping herbs/flowers)

Mason Jars - Already owned (for flowers)

Marketing Supplies:

1 Digital Scale - $161.70 + $20 certification fee

1 Pop-up Tent - $219.99

1 8’ Folding Table - $115.99

Display Boxes/Baskets - $8

Chalkboards - $10 (paint & recycled plywood)

Marketing Materials:

1000 Business Cards - $84.32

Logo - Free! Matt’s design work

Website - $83.40 for hosting and domain for 1 year

Brochures - Still in the design process, not sure how many we are going to print

Banner - $50 (spray paint, burlap, stencil)

We are also going to have our first plant sale at our farmstand next weekend. In order to be ready for that we have been making flyers to put around town and brochures for people to pre-order vegetable/herb starts. We are selling 18 different kinds of tomatoes, 9 kinds of peppers, beans, squash, lettuces, herbs, and tomatillos. We are selling starts for $2 a piece with a goal of making $1000. Supplies for the plant sale include wooden plant lables, information sheets with planting requirements & containers (recycled yogurt, salsa, sourcream containers).

We are excited to be selling our produce instead of just planting it and watching it grow! We will have salad greens and herbs available at the Grass Valley Market on Saturday, May 1st.