farmers market vendor

I took a leap last Thursday and, much to the delight of my family, finally decided to set up shop at the Washington's Farmers Market and sell a few of my creations.

Of course, I did this in true "Kier-fashion" and waited until the last possible minute to get everything ready, which meant juggling work and baking through the wee hours of the morning the day before.

And then juggling emails and pulling cookies out of the oven the day of.

And besides not running the most efficient machine, I would not have changed a thing.

I brought just a few things to test out the water.



















I quickly loaded up the car with just a few minutes to spare, stopped at the bank to get some cash and then made my way to the square, where I was given a primo spot because of my first time vendor status.



The table was set and I nervously waited for the market to start.



And when it did, I already had a line waiting to buy my stuff.

Granted it was a line of one person, but still...a line.

Ha.







Nic came to hang out with me around 5:30 and was surprised at my table. Since I was frantically trying to figure out how to package everything after he went back to work from lunch, he pictured me with a table and a bunch of ziplock bags scattered about.

Thankfully WalMart came through as a pinch hitter and had everything I needed.

(Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever say that!)



Within 30 minutes, I sold out of all of my bread.

30 minutes later, all of the almond joy macaroons were gone.

And 30 minutes after that, I was packing up and heading to JP's 207 for a drink + dinner to celebrate my first successful farmers market.

It was a success in a few other ways too. An organic farmer that I have been speaking to for the last few months asked if I would be interested in baking for a new CSA that will be starting next year. And the owner of my favorite coffee shop + restaurant in town, asked me when I would start baking for their shop.

Score.

See, good things can happen when you take the first step towards realizing your dreams.