THIS Farm Sells EVERYDAY!!! on the Honour System | Farmstand Grand Opening
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- The grand opening of our farmstand is finally here after 2 months of working on the roadside stand! We have it filled to the brim with fresh cut flower bouquets and delicious vegetables. But will we sell anything? Will the market stand be a success for us? Or will we spend the weekend working towards achieving our sales goals for our farm business only to fail? Find out how much we sell our first few days, and if this farm sells everything!
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You need to do those signs on telephone poles "flowers and veg in 1km".. congrats on the stand!
I've been told you are not allowed to put permanent signs on telephone poles because they are not your property even if they are on your property
Maybe some attention getters outside like smallish triangular flags dotted around in bright colors. People are used to seeing y'all under the tent, which is a big attraction.
They might just think the blue door is a gate?
I feel that if you put up more attention seeking signs/flags with GRAND OPENING it would draw more attention. Especially a bit before the stand where people can have a chance to pull in before they are already past. Also, putting more items you have for sale out front for now just to get people to stop and find out the deal. Then in a week or so you won't need to. People are creature of habits. If you get them to stop once they are more likely to do it again. I am routing for you guys! Really hope the store works.
Looking great!
I'll make some suggestions marketing-wise that might help boost sales quicker :
- You need a "Farm Shop" sign on the blank facade next to the door. You could add a open/closed hanging sign below
- you're Red Roof Farm... The door and fascia board of the shop really should be the same red as your roof to keep your branding strong
- cash-wise, you could install a strong lockable mailbox inside.
- if at all possible, do set up your tent stand next to the shop a couple days a week for the next month or so (maybe at rush hour?) so people are more likely to stop. You can then "sell" them the convenience of the farm shop for future use!
- a cctv camera (real or faux) installed inside, covering the cash box will deter theft
- put in a sign(s) inside the shop emphasising the freshness, something like "fresh picked 300m away" "restocked x times a day" etc
Maybe an aerial photograph with a "picked here!" over your crop area and "you are here!" over the farm shop. I say this because with the location, the house, the fence and surroundings your property doesn't look like a farm from the road.
I'm sure you can make a success of this in the long run! It'll be so great 👍
Very good advise!
Great tips!
Smart!
Great ideas!! Need sign with RED ROOF FARM!!!
You need some color! The outside looks a bit bland, especially compared to your bright red tent with all the colorful flowers and veggies.
This time of year I bet some pumpkins and winter squash would draw people.
I reckon you need a red roofed porch on the front. will help on rainy days too. you can have a table out the front as well..
And maybe a gravel drive through?
I was thinking red pull-out awning, then you open it when the stand is open, really easy to see from a distance and easy for those people driving by fast to see if it's open. then sticks with the 'red roof' theme
Maybe you can contact your local newspaper so that they can do an article about it? 😊 It looks fantastic and I'm very excited for you guys 💐
This is a great idea👍
The best idea
Love the farm stand! I have a small U-pick lavender field on a busy highway in Oregon. There’s a locking mailbox attached to a post with instructions for cutting.
It’s also on the honor system. We saw a big increase in customers after adding signs 1/8 of a mile either direction. People mentioned that it was just enough advance notice before stopping.
Your veggies look delicious and I love your bouquets!!! Best of luck!
Good luck
Host a grand opening week of the farm stand with your usual table merchandised and set up. It will help attract attention and aid in the cross over. And you can introduce your customers to it in person.
that is a good idea. a soft opening to get the word out.
Paint the door RED and people will stop. We as a family love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your journey with us
You need a "fresh veggies ahead" type of sign a mile out! The stand looks great! I hope you guys are excited... there's a lot of potential in what you're doing.
Could you do a vertical flower display? The kind with the little buckets on a stand? That might allow you to put more out that is easily accessible with less space .
Thats what I was thinking. I think Nicole at Flower Hill Farm has one for hers.
And they could cover it with a tent since they are concerned about heat
You could set bouquets in a Greenstalk
@@kathy02ster greenstalks are outrageous in Canada, shipping along is like $150. Its nuts, I want one so bad!
What a breathe of fresh air for my life now that you are slowly reentering the social media .. we need people like you .. authenticity in the world of fake TH-cam vlogs 🙏🏽🙏🏽♥️
I’m a hard core gardener but I freely admit that the dance break in the middle was super cool. 😄
U will be so busy no store has good veg and fruit Amy more ! We need more ppl like u ! ❤️🇨🇦congratulations
Beautiful absolutely beautiful. Keep. Up. The. Good. Work. It. Will. Pay. Off my. Prayers. Are with. You. Much. Love. To. The. Kids. And. All ..... your. Parents. Must. Be. So. Proud.
Paint FARMERS MARKET in red on a 20 foot banner along the fence to the right of shed. To left of shed do another white banner with red letters listing the fruits and veggies that you sell. Align pumpkins for sale on tables outside door.
Totally agree
If you know an artist, a couple of large bright coloured paintings on your lovely white fence would catch peoples attention. One with flowers one with veggies & Fruit would let people know to watch for when you are open.
Serina is an artist! Hey, something like the mural in the shop on the fence. I DO love the blue. I find it eye catching.
That was one of the fist things my wife and I thought. You have a massive free billboard on both side you could get creative and it would catch people’s eyes as they drive by. They might not stop initially but they will remember the fence and it will become a sort of landmark in the area. Congratulations!
Your roadside stand looks Fantastic. Now loud signage and a few dancing flowers-, or cute animals. The dancing was brilliant.
I also agree with other commenters, you need signs farther in advance so people can decide to pull over!
I would stop by on my way home! Fresh veggies 🍅 love it!!
For a car driving at 80 miles .. you will need a lot more eye catching attractions from far.. here in Florida .. I see citrous stands on I-95 with huge bags with plastic oranges hanging all over the front looks like fresh .. people stop just by being tempted with those bags .. have a canopy or colorful awning in the front.. the signs should be I. Maroon red and green .. to catch the eyes .. red roof of your house should be continued to your stand somehow .. it’s catchy .. have a few evergreen potted plants by the front .. I am thinking many of those who are buying flowers may eat out a lot or buy veggies cheaply from big stores and unaware of the taste of your local produce .. give them ideas .. like hummus next to bell peppers Carrots and cucumbers .. we Indian love to cook a lot of veggies .. always for every meal, although some of us are non veg !!! Not sure about that habit among people here !! They rather buy a bag of precut veggies for a quick meal .. or something .. none of my colleagues eat veggies like I do .. and I grow my own in Florida with massive heat and the Sun 😳🙄
Yes my thoughts to needs a awning. And signs a mile both directions
Yes, a red awning over the blue door with the farm's name written on it! Perfect!!
80km, not 80 miles ;) a LOT slower than 80 miles
Soooo...
80km is around 50mph
Still pretty fast for a drive-by...
@@calicedetamarack sorry that’s our speed at freeways in Florida , my speed is 80 miles! Got a few speeding ticket in the past too🙏🏽
You guys are going to do well. You have brains behind all the work you do. Way to go.
I stumbled on this youtube site because I watch other farmers and DIY people. To draw people in you need nicely made signs advertising what you have specifically, bell peppers, green beans, cucumbers, etc. The flowers are beautiful, sure, but try making the veggies stand out more by specifics, like peppers (how much each) or cucumbers on sale 2 for a buck. You have a long white fence that is screaming for signage. You could make or get cheap frames and poster board to make colorful snazzy signs and hang them on the fence with hooks, when you are done for the day, take the signs off the hooks and re-use every day or change them to something different when you have different produce, like pumpkins and squash.
Another idea is to park your cars out front, if it looks like you have current shoppers, and if you have good stuff, and a few shoppers, then I'm stopping in to see what you have too! Spray paint white lines on the gravel to show parking spots. These two things alone would have me stopping in to see what you have. Signs, and good parking, easy to get in and out.
Nice, neat, signs. Not color crayon children's art, although those are the best kind. Also might want to advertise who you are on the front of your big white shop wall lol.
I wish you all good things on your path, hang in there!
That Fall bouquet you completed (at 19:00 on the video)...Ohhh Baby! Those are my colors! So, striking.
Get well soon, Serena! I am glad you are getting to rest!
Congratulations to you guys… Your roadside stand looks awesome! now all you need is a Beautiful flag to flap around and get their attention. Looking good!
Have you thought about painting the door red? Red means ‘stop’ and might make people look at farm stand when they are driving by because it’s so bright. Also it’s on theme with ‘Red Roof Family Farm’ and your red roofed canopy. I love the blue color you picked out, it’s really pretty:) but the red might help with advertising.
Maybe think about adding some planter boxes next to your fence and plant some tulips and daffodils for spring blooms and some bright colored flowers and sunflowers for the summer to add some bright colors to attract people driving by.
Defianately need a sign on the empty wall by the front door! And maybe clean up the weeds along the front fence... People are attracted by a neat appearance!! 😊 Love your flowers!! You do amazing bouquets!!
Maybe one day a week you could have a ‘pick your own’ event. 🤔
You’re creative Serena…… paint pictures of veggies and flowers on you fence.
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I love PYO farms. However, as a business owner they are liable if someone gets hurt on their farm. They would be in the US, anyway. Insurance is expensive.
We have local farms that do that. They also host wreath and arrangement making classes at night. Hint hint.
Make that front a little landscaped! Your product will sell itself. It’s beautiful!!!
Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊🍾
Red Roof Family Farm is going to do so great as time goes. You are flexible and willing to change your growing selections to grow your income! You got this. You really do have it all🍅🌻 The garden greens look so beautiful and lush now...looking good!
Before building anything, try putting your red pop up shade cover in front of the stand. Good luck!
You will need a scale so people can weigh their produce
Very very happy to see the farm stand going
You should make it more visible. Put glass front doors and front walls so people can see all that color. Also, put signs displaying the varieties for veggies and flowers available right on the road - multiple signs along the road.
I love it!! Please paint some veggies and flowers on the front. I'd stop!!
I hope you have a lot of sales in this little shop with my love. It's very nice and orderly. I admire the bouquets you make with flowers. excellent quality also with love 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Crushing it! super cool to see your farm grow over the years
Thanks Scott! If you are ever up in the area, you should pop by and see it. It's crazy how the years fly by, lol
Big banners with big colorful photo's of the beautiful flowers and veggies would look great on your fences. And a big colorful road sign to get noticed even when cars are driving quickly.
The Dance Party at 10:23 is adorable!!
Awesome stand. Next year, Plant some flowers along the fence, maybe a combination of annuals and perennials. From a marketing standpoint, your name is Red Roof Farms, use that more . Maybe add a fake red roofline and put the farms name on it. Maybe add red flags with your logo and hours.
The stand looks awesome and love the strip lights. Word of mouth will bring in the people and also maybe a jumbo sign or multiple signs along the road so people can prepare to stop in time.
glad your back sure missed you guys ...be safe
Love coming back an rewatching all these older videos 👏❤️ I'm amazed at how much I have forgotten
One tip, plant some colorful flowers along the fence. It will definitely catch the eye while driving. You could grow wild flowers, bulbs. Next year grow dahlias. Also poppy seeds aren't a huge investment and they are beautiful. I love your channel and best of luck.
With that much traffic, and those lovely veggies and bouquets I suspect you'll be making bank with a little more advertising and time. I'm so sorry to hear about Serena's continued health struggles. It definitely pays to rest and take the time it takes when it comes to healing.
Get a large coated (so it doesn't get destroyed by rain) poster with picture of a collection of veggies and flowers, and hang it on the wall next to the door. OR put it on your signpost.
Maybe a big sign of the front of your little stand. Some people might drive by and quickly glance at you sign by the road but turn their head to see the bigger sign on the building itself. I am so excited for you guys. You work so hard.
You should put in a glass door in addition to the bright door so you can keep the colorful door open but the glass door closed to keep the cool air in
storm door.
Be patient with yourself and remember you have a lovely product.
Glad to see a video! I hope Serena is feeling and doing better. Glad she is taking it easy
Love your lighting inside. I would agree that your stand blends into your fencing. I'd change the door to red and paint open on the inside with farm name. Add a veggie/flower mural so it's eye catching. Not sure if you have the room to put a ladder type display for your bouquets, but it might free up some more counter/wall space. Most definitely add signs 1/4 mile down the road so they can start slowing down. Even something as corny as "Does your sweety need a bouquet today?". Love your obtaining your goals.
yes I noticed the door too! why blue 😅
@@jcruz091790 I thought the blue look nice, red in my opinion wouldn't look as good. maybe the outside walls should've been painted a pale/pastel colour so that it has some contrast to the fence but not so much tat it looks bad
Sending you best wishes (and beaucoup bucks) on your endeavor, what is the saying, "build it and they will come".
When you add your signs. Maybe have a list/or calendar showing what you are expecting to provide in the coming weeks. That way folks can see you'll have x vegetable available next week, and they'll know they can get it from you. Not knowing would limit my spending. Also, maybe use the inside of your door with a sign, if allowed. You can write something up that would only be visible when the door is open.
Good luck to you both!!! What about some bright colored balloons and a signboard listing what you have inside (ie: tomatoes, cucumbers, zuchinni, kale and flowers etc) and a tent seems to always attract people. Maybe putting containers with your bright colored zinnias in them to attract more attention. Bright cheerful colors always attract people. Wishing you lots of success!!
Make more signs, post them ahead and prepare from them to stop if you can, add flashing lights or flying flowers, if you can. It looks awesome, great job 👏
Maybe something on the wall you can hang to put the flowers in so you have the space on the table for veggies. Looks beautiful
. Great job.
Congratulations on getting the stand up and running. It looks great, and I'm sure it will be speeding away with sales very quickly, but I may have been tempted to have the doors red, because it would match your roof, and what people are already used to seeing with your portable stand. It's a shame you don't have a load of funky pumpkins to dress the outside with too, but I guess they could be pretty difficult growing in your heat, and their water requirements? I absolutely loved that dark red sunflower bouquet!
I agree! The door needs to be red to match the home. The Red Door Shed :)
I would recommend making the street-facing side windowed and displaying the goods in a way that customers can see them through the window.
Having a wall of hanging buckets with a bouquet in each would make visually seeing all the bouquets easuer
Thank you so much for sharing what it's like to prepare for farm stand selling!!!
The stand looks great. Hey somebody shaved! 👍
This is a brilliant channel. So much growth. Love it.
pretty flowers + fresh veggies equals amazing store! Suggestion: glass front side of the store makes your mini store more enticing to customers.:-)
anyone having flashbacks to Serena in the pink fringe when the kiddos were dancing ? Lol love it
I love to watch your channel. For more vegetable sales, maybe bundle veg some “kits” together for grab and go…like stir fry, chicken soup, vegetable soup, beef stew items, sheet pan dinner or roasted veg items, gourmet salad or whatever else you think would be easy to put together. Different options every few days depending on your harvest. Best wishes on selling more vegetables.
This is going to be a big success. Such a smart idea. Good smart thinking.
Tasteful flags, bright colors and signage!! Maybe have a muralist paint your fence with flowers and veggies in the future? Good luck!
You could consider putting holes in the bouquet table so the buckets slide in... Preventing them from toppling over, plus lowers the flowers for better top viewing.
That is a great idea!
When you had the stand set up with the red awning gazebo, that and the colourful display from the fruit and veg, attracted peoples attention. They could see it from far enough away that they had time to stop. Now, you have a drab black-on-white sandwich board, and that unappealing blue.
2 suggestions.... as some have already suggested, some "advance warning" that they are coming up on a farm stand, like, a sandwich board at each end of your property, roadside. With *big red letters" that everyone's going to see. And a colourful awning over the door to the shed, perhaps even erecting the red awning gazebo you used for the previous farm stand.
Just *something* to grab peoples attention *before* its too late for them to stop. And Red always catches the eye....always!
Also, in your "Cash or E-Transfer" sign, you forgot the *s* in transfer.
Love the flowers🐛🐝🐌🐞🌼🌻🌺🌷
This is my Dream too!!! Keep it going!!! Everything comes in it’s time 🏆🙏
You need a BIG SIGN!!! with veggie pictures/drawings
A tiered wall that holds buckets of flowers would make a good design as you can display more flowers without sacrificing on space or ease of viewing.
Your results say just sell flowers Right! Your great ☺️👍
Signs leading up to your property would give people plenty of warning to look for your stand. The flowers are probably selling the most because that is what they see outside and what they are stopping for. A bouquet to take to someone they are on their way to see etc. There is lots of potential!! Good luck!!
Congrats on the stand, looks beautiful! I agree with the previous comments on a red door. Next year perhaps some large planters with some bright colors and some type of branching sunflowers along the fence to catch the eye.
No eggs? I would pull over for fresh eggs too 😉hope more and more pulls over! God bless you guys! 😉
Looking great guys, we have been doing the honour system for fruit and veggies for 8 years here in Cape Breton. why do you close? we leave the doors open 24/7! People love the convenience and it's on your honour so....Keep up the struggle, it takes a bit of time for people to get to know you. Sineage is key and must be perpendicular to the traffic to be effective, we live on a fast road as well, i'll try to send you some picks of our market that we built last winter, it's been a boon for sales and to be able to fill it by being inside to do the presentation for the public. I've being loving the channel for the last year and was so glad to see that the honour system is working all the way across the country! Thanks for your hard work and please get well soon!
We've been really happy with the stand so far. There is some theft in our area, because lots of people do the self serve stands. But we haven't been too affected by it yet. We have set hours so that we have times when we can guarantee there is stuff there. It's usually not locked, so I've told people they can get stuff whenever, but we want the stand to be consistent, so we don't want it to empty out at 6am, and then be too busy to refill it all day, and have people stopping and not finding what they want.
Yay! So glad it's finished!
Hang some large laminated photos of your items that you are selling on the white outside walls/fence on each side of the hut. People will see those and entice them to stop and pop into farm stand. You adjust the photos depending on your food haul for sale.
Put your gazebo in front of the building. It will give shade, cools down the area in front of the building AND it is eye catching. It is what people are used to. Good luck.
Your stand will totally be a tourist destination stop for us on our next trip to Canada!
I work on a 130 acre berry farm in their market. I think you might want to consider bringing in some locally grown food items that you don't grow, but could buy for wholesale from local farms. Our farm sells locally raised honey, hazelnuts, walnuts, handmade soap using locally grown plants and essential oils, and flash frozen pies, cobblers, and frozen fruit made with all locally grown fruit. The pie company even supplies the display freezer. I think it actually helps us with our bottom line because many of those vendors will even allow you to buy on consignment. Your investment in those items is offering a small amount of space. That might actually help you bridge some of the off season gap.
I bet you’ll have tons of traffic once word spreads and people start seeing you as a stop on the way home/out option. My local stands operates on the honor system, there’s a locked cash box and it’s just open all the time with the farmers coming and going. It’s pretty cool knowing I can just pop over there whenever instead of waiting for a farmers market, we have 3 in one area with varying offerings so it’s such a fun little morning trip. And mine don’t have dope flower arrangements, I wish I could visit yours too!
Those are some good looking veggies and flowers. I will be praying you turn a good profit when it starts rolling good.
If I wasn't in the U.S. so far away I would purchase from you all.
Have you seen utube on young couple with roadside stand with soft ice cream! That really boosted veggie sales!
I think you may need to have a small display outside.. hook to get them to stop. After a few people have gone inside, they will surely start spreading the word. Yes the fresh flowers!
Nice to see you doing a video. We've missed you guys. I think your road side stand is wonderful. I think the flowers outside is a great idea. I think the front of it might need to look more catchy.
Those kids are excellent dancers 🙌🏻
Maybe mount those buckets on the wall angled at people’s faces. You could also park a bunch of cars there so people are drawn to the traffic.
Your employee is a bad a**. Way to go employee!! You rock!!
If I lived by you I would take advantage of it because nothing beats how fresh it looks
congratulations 🍾… your mini flower & veggie market looks great 👍🏾
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You need to grow some pumpkins to put on display next fall to grab some attention! Looks amazing 😀
Congratulations on the stand! It looks great.
A noon opening seems a little late, especially on the weekend. Given that it’s self-service, perhaps an earlier start time would be beneficial to all the people who do errands in the morning.
The littles dancing! I wanna live as free as them!
You totally can, just be ready to explain to the police you’re not drinking 🤣
You may needs signs a starting a mile away. I love stopping at road side stands but only do so when I have forewarning. "Fresh veggies for sale in one mile." There are even some that will have pictures of veggies/eggs every quarter of a mile or so. I also think the farm stand needs something more. Maybe pictures of veggies along the fence, a banner or some other type of signage. Even if I did have forewarning that your stand was coming up, I don't thing I would recognize your stand as my destination in time to stop. A lock box bolted to the wall or something would be good and maybe a "fake" camera.
A window in the front would let people know there are veggies inside the stand. Paint your fence with your logo and name. Put some potted plants outside the stand to make it more inviting. Put “park here” signs on the fence so drivers know where to stop. Put a few pavers outside the door. Your product is gorgeous it just needs more exposure and signage
Good luck to the very hard workers
The farmstand looks fabulous. Y'all did such a great job on making it look nice and modern. You guys work so hard, I hope all the best for you!
You guys need to get some marketing for your TH-cam in that shed!! Wish I could pick up veggies weekly from you guys 😍😍 the bouquets are beautiful!!!!!
Great idea, the more you tube watchers, the more you tube money. Make sign inviting people to watch where and how the product is grown on the farm.