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The Side Hustle Show

514: How to Start a Roadside Produce Stand: $1000 a Weekend Flipping Peaches

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

How To, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

“Nothing puts a smile on a consumer's face quicker than a good peach.” This week’s guest is Shannon Houchin of RoadsideRepublic.com, and she’s passionate about peaches, fresh produce, and delivering an awesome customer experience. Shannon actually reached out to me and said, Nick, you’ve got episodes on flipping books and mattresses, clearance products, domain names, flea market finds, and a ton of other stuff - but have I got a side hustle for you: I flip peaches. So, of course, I had to call her up to learn more. Turns out Shannon has been doing this for 10 years and has scaled up to operating up to 100 roadside stands at once. Whether you’re looking for a way to make extra money on the weekend, or to scale to something larger, Shannon has a compelling story for starting a roadside produce stand. Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear: how to find suppliers and price your produce the best places to set up your stand some of the common mistakes to avoid Full Show Notes: How to Start a Roadside Produce Stand Grab Your Free Bonus: The Best Items to Flip for a Profit New to the Show? Get Your Personalized Playlist!

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0:00.0

Shannon Houchin here with Roadside Republic, I took a load of peaches this past weekend

0:06.4

from Memorial Day and we generated $5,000 in gross sales.

0:10.8

And what that means at the end of the weekend, we have a net profit of three grand.

0:17.4

This is the side hustle show, the business podcast you can actually apply.

0:20.9

I'm your host Nick Looper and today we're going to learn about roadside produce stands.

0:25.0

Yes, you just heard from Shannon from roadsiderepublic.com.

0:29.1

She reached out to me, she said, Nick, you've got episodes on flipping books and mattresses

0:34.1

and clearance products and domain names and flea market finds and a ton of other stuff.

0:39.0

But have I got a side hustle for you?

0:41.0

I flip peaches.

0:43.1

So of course, I had to call her up to learn more.

0:45.0

Turns out she's been doing this for 10 years, eventually operating up to 100 roadside stands

0:49.9

at once.

0:50.9

But whether you're looking for a way to make extra money on the weekend or scale up to

0:54.4

something larger, stick around in this one because we're going to cover your pricing and

0:58.2

supplier relationships, the best places to set up your stand and some of the common mistakes

1:02.8

to avoid.

1:04.0

Your free listener bonus this week is my list of the 20 plus best other items to flip

1:08.3

for a profit.

1:09.3

You can download that for free at the show notes page for this episode at side hustlenation.com

1:13.7

slash peaches.

1:15.5

Once again, that big list of the best items to flip for a profit is at side hustlenation.com

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