There is this woman who I totally admire at our local farmer’s market. She started out with a hobby making candles. She brought a few of them to the market one day and they were a total hit. I think part of the reason they are so popular is because she packaged them so professionally. None of this candle in a mason jar stuff, you know? Obviously, she found an excellent source for wholesale candle glass jars and just went with it.

Now, when you go to the farmer’s market, you see this entire trailer full of candles, all perfect in their jarred splendor. Now, I know she doesn’t use any special ingredients. Any person who can walk in a hobby store could make the same thing. It all lies in the jars.

So one of the things I’ve been doing lately is checking out jars online, like at JarStore.com, for example. I’m trying to get ideas. I mean, perhaps her concept actually started with the jars themselves, you never know. So I’m wondering what else could be sold at the farmer’s market in jars. If you buy them wholesale, they’re certainly affordable, and there are so many to choose from. Massage oil? Bath and body products? Jam? Pickled beets? The thing I’ve noticed about gourmet grocery stores is that they always package expensive things in unique jars. So perhaps I’m onto something.