How to build a farmstand

Once upon a time, we rented a darling country home. The bonus room served as our craft/painting studio for commissioned artwork and craft fairs. But as our children grew, so did our dreams of havin…

Scenario: I have a blueberry farm and want to add a farm stand to my property. What kind of insurance do I need? If you have a farm, you more than likely have a hobby farm or traditional farm insurance policy. The liability from your farm policy may extend to the farm stand on your premise. If you want physical damage coverage for the physical stand or structure, you will want to add it to your farm building policy.

In part one of a two part series, learn how to build a mobile roadside stand for selling your farm goods. Words & photos Julie & Jel Legg A mobile cart is ideal if you want to sell your own goods at the roadside, or at a market or community event. The design was inspired by old Victorian hand carts that market sellers would use to transport and display their wares. For this project we recycled bicycle wheels from a child’s bike. The wheels we used are 50cm in diameter (approximately 24…

farm adventures in Prince William County

One of the best ways to get those products to the public is through a farm stand. While we are planning an on-farm stand in the future, we honestly needed

Flower Stand Farm stand

Jess Reid | Faith Based Living on Instagram: "We're going on our 6th week with the farmstand open and we have sold out of eggs more times than I can count at this point. Being a business owner has taught me 2 major things... consistency and patience are 🔑. You have to be consistent even when sales are slim to none. And, you have to have the patience to keep going even when those sales are slim to none. If you're thinking about starting a farmstand (or a business in general) just…

Catrina Burgess | The new produce stand is finished! Can’t wait to stroll this down the road to the office and see it stocked full of goodies! #producestand… | Instagram

Project Gallery 2021 — little free pantry

In part two of our series, we finish building a mobile roadside stand for selling your farm goods. Words & images: Julie & Jel Legg Last month we started building a cute mobile cart, ideal if you want to sell your goods on the roadside or at a market. This month we finish it, creating the roof and finishing the project with paint and stain. Get the instructions for Part 1 here. MATERIALS (for the full project) matching pair of bicycle wheels, 50cm diameter 1m x 10mm, threaded, stainless…