Farmer’s Market Table Set-Up Ideas

FARMER'S MARKET TABLE SET UP

Setting up your table within your booth is just as important as setting up your booth! The right table display will both attract and delight customers while they are walking through the market. An ideal table set-up includes the following:

  • Clearly visible food that is either unwrapped (if your state allows and/or your product can handle it without drying out) or in clear packaging so it is easily seen
  • An abundance of items, whether that be baked goods or supplementary items you use to fill up your tables
  • Clear signs/labels on all foods
  • Prices on signs/labels whenever possible
  • Tiering or display units that have height to them to save space and draw the eye

Let’s take a look at the following images and determine how their table holds up to these key factors.

This is an example of a wonderful display table. 

Pros: 

  • Visitors can easily see the food and will be drawn to this booth.
  • All food is clearly labeled so visitors can see what each item is.
  • The display unit adds height to the table which draws the eye up and makes for a visually appealing yet organized system.
  • An abundance of products.
Cons:
  • No prices on labels, which customers appreciate
  • It appears to be a “walk-in” display which deters many customers

Another example of a wonderful display table. 

Pros: 

  • Visitors can easily see the food and will be drawn to this booth.
  • Most food is clearly labeled.
  • The display unit adds a bit of height to the table which draws the eye up and makes for a visually appealing yet organized system.
  • Simple cardboard boxes are used to house food which is economical.
  • An abundance of products.
Cons:
  • No prices on labels, which customers appreciate

Another example of a wonderful display table. 

Pros: 

  • If you can’t leave your food unwrapped, this clear packaging is a wonderful solution. Baked goods are still clearly visible.
  • Most food is clearly labeled.
  • The display unit adds a lot of height to the table which draws the eye up and makes for a visually appealing yet organized system.
  • Very nice packaging which will be attractive to customers
  • An abundance of products.
Cons:
  • No prices on labels, which customers appreciate
  • No clear signs. Foods have labels but would be hard to see from a distance.

Example of a clean and organized display.

Pros: 

  • Attractive clear packaging
  • Clear signs identifying flavors
  • Prices available at front of display
  • Nice clean boxes that house baked goods
  • Appears to be an abundance of products.
Cons:
  • No height which is fine if you are not bringing a lot of products. However, if quantity increases, going up instead of out will attract customers.

Great display table using wood trays and baskets.

Pros: 

  • Nice clear packaging.
  • Most food is clearly labeled.
  • The display unit adds a lot of height to the table which draws the eye up and makes for a visually appealing yet organized system.
  • An abundance of products.
Cons:
  • No prices on labels, which customers appreciate
  • No clear signs. Foods have labels but would be hard to see from a distance.

Wonderful display using acrylic organizers.

Pros: 

  • Nice clear packaging.
  • Signs on all food displaying flavors
  • The display unit adds a lot of height to the table which draws the eye up and makes for a visually appealing yet organized system.
Cons:
  • No prices on labels, which customers appreciate

Cute little display. This is not a full display table but is a creative way to stack baked goods and use tie-on tags to provide information.

Pros: 

  • Easy to see what is being sold
  • Tags providing more information.
  • The display piece adds a lot of height to the table which draws the eye up and makes for a visually appealing yet organized system.
Cons:
  • Wouldn’t be able to store a lot of food on this one display but you could use multiple on the top of a table.
  • Lack of products (though this is just a mini display)

Love this display. Great use of space and creative way to use space (i.e. the pegboard box that allows cookies to be “hung”.

Pros: 

  • Nice clear packaging.
  • Chalkboard signs with titles and prices
  • Visually appealing
  • Great “COOKIE” banner at the top which helps visitors immediately know what is being sold.
  • The display unit adds a lot of height to the table.
  • An abundance of products.
Cons:
  • Can’t find any for this one!

Great display table using clear packaging and height.

Pros: 

  • Nice clear packaging.
  • Chalkboard menu signs.
  • The display unit adds a lot of height to the table which draws the eye up and makes for a visually appealing yet organized system.
Cons:
  • Hard to tell if prices are available (they might be).
  • Banner above has business name, which is fine so long as there is another obvious sign somewhere that highlights what is being sold.

Great display table using clear packaging and chalkboard signs.

Pros: 

  • Clear packaging.
  • Chalkboard menu signs.
  • Small image so hard to see what else is going on at this table but what is visible works!
Cons:
  • No pricing
  • The packaging is clear but the packaging that is “bubbly/bumpy” makes it hard to see what is inside.
  • The chalkboard signs hide the food…the food should always be the showcase.
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