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The Best Blogs from 2014 at the  Australian Markets Directory 1 - Stallholder and Markets Australia Finding the best local handmade arts and crafts in #Australia for online shopping is always a challenge - often the best local artisans are not easily found in search.  For sure you can visit the markets yourself and make the face to face connection, but what if you are looking for a particular gift idea online? Here's our suggestions for local handmade crafters who are growth hacking their way to the top with some really inspired designs and marketing. A really insightful post covering a few detailed interviews with markets and artisan #handmade artists. 2 - Blogs for Handmade Australia Just featured a local Market I visited over the weekend and noted how it has a popular, regularly updated blog - but none of the stallholders have taken the time to comment or join in the conversation online.  This is a big missed opportunity and is room for growth - each exhibit...

Finding an authentic Stallholder at the Local Markets Finding the best local handmade arts and crafts in Australia for online shopping is always a challenge - often the best local artisans are not easily found in search.  For sure you can visit the markets yourself and make the face to face connection, but what if you are looking for a particular gift idea online ? Here's our suggestions for local handmade crafters who are growth hacking their way to the top with some really inspired designs and marketing. Charlie Middleton The Charlie Middleton line is simple, minus the bling decorations of chasing temporary trends, but instead just presenting well designed handmade leather goods. Ben says that using quality materials and processes is what people are looking for. As for getting meaningful feedback and having the opportunity to test new products-- it is as much a demanding task to know who to listen to-- as it is to make it when you have a good thing. Ben oper...

Just sharing a delightful recent interview we taped with Toby and Rosie Skincare and Cosmetics - a funky duo of Sydney based handmade entrepreneurs who are making their own skincare and cosmetics line.  It was a real pleasure to get the low down on being a stallholder within this niche . Toby and Rosie Natural Organics Toby, proudly calling himself a hippie at heart, initially made a body butter and as is often the case – it was soon sought out by family and friends and before long he was making larger batch sizes to meet demand.  Combining this with a love of natural, authentic ingredients and Toby and Rosie was born – not before meeting Rosie in her native Guatemala and launching back in Sydney. Toby manages everything about the brand – from product research to marketing to their online shopping website – he is a firm believer in minimizing external costs and having complete creative control over the brand.  Trying to find a space for Toby and Rosie ...

Markets Farmers Expansion Like all markets, growing your production is a steady process. Seasonal Conditions alone each year impacts heavily on both amount produced as well as overall vintage, that affects horticulture, aquaculture, across all farmers markets and local weekend business. No matter how good your practices and procedures, a poor quality harvest will severely limit your product potential. The cost of expansion is expensive and time consuming, although there are tremendous benefits across both health and local community by being involved. Local supply chains and delivery routes are established and the tentacles of the local fresh market spreads by face to face cross pollination. Key markets indicators suggest there is a strong growth in the localisation of food and food connections. The slow food movement, organic beliefs and wider understanding of permaculture is having a direct impact on the way people see food, and ultimately where they choose to buy...