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Have you considered non-food crops? Those will probably be easier to sell without a permit or license. Cut flowers may be a good option.

For what it's worth, no one here can decide what your best option is. We can only offer suggestions. I think it would behoove you to do some serious research.

http://www.uwex.edu/

http://agronomy.wisc.edu/

There is no 'permit' for roadside stands or Farmer's Markets in Maine.


I know a guy who only grows beans and peas. He has a small winnower he uses to clean and bag them. He buys beans and peas by the one-ton pallet, shipped here from the Mid-West somewhere. Out in front of his house is a small sign saying he sells beans / peas. He has maybe 1 1/2 acres, when you pull into his driveway, you can see them growing on both sides and behind his house. In his garage is his winnower, along with 3 or 4 pallets of product.

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Also ask your county Extension Agent when he will be having Master Gardener Classes, and join them.

Great example of marketing being more profitable than farming.
I know of a guy that grew a 3 acre garden on a busy corner in a big city. Had a big camping tent to live in and worked the garden every day. Thousands of people watched him work and watched the variety of vegetables grow. Then, he began to sell his produce. What he grew on that little plot was soon sold out. But at night a produce truck would fill his tent with bags of sweet corn, bushels of tomatoes, etc. So, by the beginning of each day, he had a supply of fresh vegetables to sell.

So what would I have a chhtknow you guys are listing them but I would like a list list.

Adam1.....Make your own list!

Have paper and pencil next to your computer and jot notes while reading these threads. You'll get a better understanding of what's important to you and learn more if someone else doesn't do all the work.

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Asparagus and garlic are usually good sellers.

Lists are food adam1. Don't be discouraged.

If you have a printer, I would suggest you print out information about growing a few different types of options. Put them in a notebook with dividers. On the back sides if the pages or separate pieces of paper, you can start adding notes about what materials, and prep work, etc that you'd need to do for each crop.

That might help you get stuff sorted to see what you want to decide to try.

That would work.

My big sellers were small potatoes which I bought to resell, tomatoes, string beans. I also grew zucinni, yellow squash. Sold the taters, and beans for a buck a paper sandwich bag full. Sold the tomatoes, large a buck, med 50@, and small 4 for a buck. Sold the Z the same way tho most wanted them big for stuffing. The squash they wanted small, so I usually sold them small 4 for a buck, and med 50@ ea. That was over 10yrs ago.

More like over 25yrs ago lol.

You do not need a permit to sell veggies at a farmers market in WI. Roadside stands can be sticky depending on zoning and your township.
If you haul eggs to the farmers market you need a license, same for meats.

Get yourself some Early Sunglow Hybrid seed and some decent bicolor variety like peaches and cream.
Get a batch in the ground as early as possible and plant a few more batches at about a week interval.
The Sunglow is a very short day corn and makes a decent sized ear. A good way to beat folks to the punch if you can get it in early, a good hoop house to cover the first batch when starting would really get you ahead of the game.
Look for farmer markets that only allow stuff that you grow.
You could rotate pumpkins and corn yearly or split it up and do halves.
Both crops require good fertilization so you'd have to stay on top of that, and if you are trying to be organic that can be pricey. Just composting your stalks and vines won't even begin to get you what you need.

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I kinda had that in mind