May '24 (edited) • Quick Wins
Success having my son sell door-to-door
Has anyone else tried selling door-to-door?
I just wanted to share my successes of having my 9 year-old son sell microgreens door-to-door. The farmer's market in my town doesn't start until July 1st (and it is quite small). Yesterday I applied for a market that has already started, but is 30 minutes from my house, in another city.
My first harvest I shared with my neighbors and friends as samples, mostly with my son delivering them. I am currently offering 2 oz Pea, 2 oz Sunflower, 1.5 oz Basic Salad Mix, 1.5 oz Broccoli. I grew a few radish in my first harvest, but need to figure out how I use it, before I offer it.
My second harvest I started having my son sell door-to-door.
He sold 27 clam shells at $5 each, with a $2 tip.
$137 in Revenue (my son gets $1 for each clam he sells)
My third harvest he sold 49 clams (including a neighbor that came to our house to pick some up), and got $50 total in tips. He shares the tips 50/50 with me. We went out 3 times, for a total of about 5 hours. I drive around following him with a cooler in the car, and he walks door-to-door.
$295 in Revenue (my son made $74 between the clams and tips)
We now have 5-6 regular customers that have asked us to come back every time that we have more.
Because of lower yields, I sold out of Basic Salad Mix and Broccoli. I will plant more those next time.
I also give a lot of what I harvest away to family and we eat a lot ourselves.
*We do live in a fairly up-scale neighborhood, so I would recommend that you look to sell in more affluent areas. It also seems to be a fairly easy sale for my cute little 9 year-old boy.
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Success having my son sell door-to-door
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