I'm a farmer. I love my job. I love driving the tractor.  I don't know what paella is. My sister is a pole dancer in London. They have fish and chips at her shows. I don't condone my sister's career choice. I'm a Christian. I live near a small takeaway restaurant with amazing food. I grow my own vegetables. I am picky about produce. My main cash crop is wheat. I sell my excess vegetables from my vegetable patch at the roadside stand. I am certified to grow organic wheat. I grew some great carrots and tomatoes this year. I am not good at baking. I just made eclairs and croissants for the first time. I'm good at baking croissants and eclairs. I sell through Facebook Marketplace.
I go to school. I study culinary arts.  I want to be a pastry chef. I graduate this fall. I plan on moving out of my current apartment. I would like a garden space. I can make paella. I love fish and chips. I cook for myself. I eat out a lot. I make butter croissants. I have a hard time getting butter croissants as flaky as I would like. I make terrible croissants. I make good eclairs. I like cooking as it helps me with stress. I enjoy fresh produce. I like zucchini. I like making bone broths. I like baking zucchini bread.
Man, I just sold a bunch of my vegetables on Facebook. Outstanding. I have never used Facebook Marketplace. Was it easy? Surprisingly so. I know it can seem intimidating at first! IT was definitely a different experience than running a roadside stand! You should try to sell some of your products online! I would be worried about the transfer of goods for money. No matter who sends their part first, what if the other party doesn't? It would feel like you were robbed. And YOUR vegetables could end up rotting while you waited for a resolution. Was that a concern for you? You bring up so great points! I was able to schedule a safe pick up with the customers. I sent one of my farm workers there and he said it went smooth as butter! So do you like Facebook Marketplace BETTER than your roadside stand? Ehhh not necessarily. It does broaden my demographic though. I am able to reach many more customers through Facebook. Some of them have never even seen my roadside stand. Can you believe it?! Sure. Facebook is worldwide, and the roadside stand depends on who drives by. But if your Facebook transactions also require face-to-face meetings to transfer goods, I guess those customers are still relatively local? Some of them! My employee said that a few people drove from almost 45 minutes away! Sometimes you forget how far you are out in the country. LOL. I bet!! I'm going to ask the teachers at the culinary school I attend what they think about buying from Facebook Marketplace versus a roadside stand or even a supermarket. It might be interesting to hear their opinions! That's a great idea! I am very curious to hear what they have to say about it. Where do they sell most of their products? You know, I don't know if the SCHOOL sells what we make there or not. I usually either just eat my own stuff (probably more than I should) or take it home to give away to my friends. I feel like I need to get better before trying to sell my "attempts".