Today it was time to show the world what I was made of…
wearing a cheeky, yet meaningful, ‘Queen of Tarts’ apron that OSGMOM gave me at my wedding shower in July 2008…

Did my mom know something that I didn’t long before I had the courage to leave my research job?
Clearly, she had other plans for me in mind!
It took an army to set up shop today! Luckily Eric and I rolled in about 80 minutes early. It took us almost 1 hour to set up today.

I decided to go with three Glo Bar samples today- Empower, Chi, and Liberate. I am going to alternate the sample flavours each week, as per a reader suggestion!

I had my fabulous TEAM GLO with me! Karly and Stacey…they are AWESOME ladies!

Eric was amazing too….and he is very good at sales. An untapped talent perhaps?

Yes, he even wore the name tag I made him. Bonus points noted.

The Oakville organic market is a small one- only in its’ 3rd year and has just 20 vendors. Since it was the opening day we were expecting it to be slow, but it was actually steady right up until 12:30. Then it died off until closing at 2pm. I spoke with a few vendors and we all wished that the market closed at 1pm as there was no one around after lunch. Personally I would rather the market start earlier and end earlier because by the time we got home it was 4pm. It made for a really long day!
Let’s just say I BAILED on my scheduled workout today big time! Sometimes rest is needed more than a workout, right?
Eric was the photographer too. :biggrin:


We met some very nice people. About 7-8 OSG readers come to visit to say hi and buy some bars! It was very exciting to meet everyone and have their support (hi ladies!!).
On the sign below, 3 bowls = 100% organic! Every vendor also has to adhere to the market’s zero waste policy. I bought all biodegradable and compostable pouches and bags.

The Glo Dough was a huge hit. We sold all but 3. I initially didn’t have samples, but once we started cutting some up they sold like hot cakes. Samples are key!

We had samples of Chi, Empower, and the new GF + Raw Liberate Glo Bar. The best-selling Glo Bar was LIBERATE (GF + Raw Banana Bread) and the second best-seller was Adore (s’more) followed by Empower (choc coffee). We sold almost 200 Glo Bars today! I was quite happy with that for the first day of the market.

I bought some of the most amazing spices that have ever crossed my nose…

Coming up tomorrow morning, I will show you what I made! Mmmmm.
I’m off to watch TRUE BLOOD with Eric. We watched Episode 1 (Season 1) last night (we need a new show for the summer!)…Let’s just say I was a bit horrified after the first 15 minutes and then strangely left wanting more after the episode ended. It seems to be one of those shows that you can’t look away from. I think they could be onto something here….
This will be consumed…


Mmmmmmmmm.
Looks like such a great fun day! Can’t wait to see the indian recipes!
Where’d you get those sweet chalk signs made??? ;) I love that photo of you + Eric…too cute! Love that you started watching True Blood!! Definitely took me a few episodes to get into it. All of the market photos rock. Congrats on a very successful day!!
CONGRATS on the sales!! That is AMAZING! Way to follow your heart and dreams.
As far as the True Blood, you’re totally right. I watched the first 5 episodes of Season 1 and had the “I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this show, but for some reason, I need to watch more” reaction. Now, I am totally hooked and tell everyone how good it is! You will love it, I’m sure. Once the initial shock and awe passes, its a good watch!
Congratulations on selling 200 GLO BARS! That is definitely very very impressive! And I’m glad that the Glo Dough was a hit, too (I actually would have bought more Glo Dough than bars!) I hope you had a lot of fun, and good luck with the market next week! :)
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I recently discovered your blog a week ago and I’m hooked. Congrats on the success today! I actually live in Milton and hope to visit the organic farmers market and try your products before the end of the summer.
I’m such a fan of true blood as well definitely recommend.
Looking forward to more entries!
Congratulations on such a great first day! I knew they’d be a hit. =)
Awesome :) You and your team did a great job!
Haha that pic of you in the crazy hat :D I literally laughed out loud and woke up my cat! She thinks i’m a nut :P
You guys are so adorable! I wish we had an all organic market here. It’d blow up and be crazy. Everyone is super into organic in this area.
Congrats on your first day at the market! I’m so excited to come see you one of these days. Everything looks delicious and amazing. I love your name tags and all the signs.
I think it’s okay to miss a scheduled workout after such an exhausting day. Maybe it would be easier to plan workouts around the market days, if they continue to be so tiring? Just a thought. Although you might find your energy levels change over time. Trial and error, I guess. I’m very happy for you, so glad to hear all went well today!
Congratulations! Sounds like fun AND success! Do you think there is anything you’ll tweak a little for next week? I’m sure it will get easier each time, no?
I love True Blood. I had the same reaction when I first started watching… horrified but intrigued. If you like reading, I definitely suggest the novels. They are much much less horrifying and just as entertaining.
What a successful day! Looks like you had a wonderful time – it’s always great to meet your fans and customers face-to-face.
Congrats!
If I was in Ontario I would have made the trek to buy up some of your goodies. Wishing you much success!
p.s. I also tried watching True Blood…but it creeped me out too much
Congrats on the successfull day! :)
Well done – that’s a great achievement on the first day! x
Congrats on the farmer’s market, it sounds like you did amazing!
Congrats on all the success at the farmers market! I went to mine yesterday and picked up some garlic scapes to make your garlic scape pesto!
I will try to make it down to Oakville to your market one day this summer. It’s a couple of hours away, but that’s ok :)
I LOVE True Blood. Give it a chance – it just gets better and better. It’s sexy and crazy for sure, but then, it’s HBO! My hubby and I are totally hooked, like little V junkies :) LOL
CONGRATS on such a successful first day at the farmers market! Amazing job, and everything went so perfectly
So glad the market went well! Here’s to a great summer of sales!
Congrats, it looks like it was a great first day!
hurray! sounds like a super successful day…i’m so proud :)