There are some folks opening a specialty food store next to the Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, Vermont. It will be all about local agriculture. Are you someone resourceful and passionate about local food and agriculture? Know how to run a retail store, have experience growing a business? This particular kind of store will include lots of interacting with farmers, special programming (classes in beekeeping, cheese making, etc.) and other online social media activities. If you want to apply, or know …

Tomorrow we launch something new: a series of live interviews with Vermont superfood producers (like me) and a diabetic expert. You can join in, listen to why these food producers make what they make (hint: there’s nearly always a health connection), and hear from our nutritional expert why it matters. Access to these folks is free, fun, and easy. The calls are live, so you can ask your Q’s and get A’s. Please join us. Noon each day this coming …

The two farmers’ markets I work are some of the most profitable time I spend in my business. Two weeks ago I shared tips #1-5, and last week was tips #5-9. Here are my final tips #10-14 for success: 10. Be ready to do business. If this is your first ever market, your preparing days are over. Have lots of change. Have your receipt book ready. Have two pens. Know if you take cash, checks, credit cards. Know your prices. …