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No land? No problem. Here's how you can start.
Renters, apartments, motel rooms, and people without land or tools can use a path below today. Each button opens a page that already exists. Nothing on this page is a sample person or a promised paycheck.
Never pay anyone to start a business on ASM. Opening a stand is free.
Check your lease or building rules before selling from home.
Keep 100% of your price. The only cost is standard card processing (2.9% + 30¢), which goes to Stripe, not us. You can add the card fee to your price. Food never ships out of state.
Make and sell crafts, art or music
A page for what you make, draw, or record.
What you need: Something you made. No land and no tools required.
What it costs: Opening is free.
Open a member store of brands you trust
Recommend brands you already use. You do not hold the money.
What you need: A sign-in. You do not need your own inventory.
What it costs: Opening is free.
Drive a courier route or do pickup runs
A weekly local route, or a one-time pickup a farm posts on its stand.
What you need: A car, a driver's license, and insurance.
What it costs: Signing up is free. You keep the delivery fee you set.
Offer a service
Errands, cleanup, pet care, photos, or teaching a skill.
What you need: Your time. Some trades need a license where you live.
What it costs: Opening is free.
Grow on a balcony, windowsill, or community garden plot
Microgreens, herbs, sprouts, or a mushroom kit.
What you need: A pot, a windowsill, or a borrowed plot. Food stays in-state.
What it costs: Opening a stand is free.
Bake or can, or rent a shared kitchen
Cottage food where your state allows it, or time in a shared kitchen.
What you need: Your state's food rules. Food never ships out of state.
What it costs: Opening is free. A kitchen's rent is set by that kitchen, not by this market.
Find land to farm, or borrow tools
Land owners post acres. Neighbors lend or share tools.
What you need: A short note about what you want to grow or borrow.
What it costs: Posting is free. Any rent is paid to the owner, not to this market.
Get a mentor
Ask someone who already farms or makes.
What you need: A question. No land.
What it costs: Free.
Urban farm
A small farm in town, on a roof, or in a lot you have permission to use.
What you need: Permission for the spot. Food stays in-state.
What it costs: Opening is free.
Community garden
The garden organizer owns the stand and the payouts. Plot holders can be credited by first name or initial only. Food stays in-state.
What you need: An adult organizer, 18 or older.
What it costs: Opening is free.
Student, 18 or older
Use any path on this page. A campus or college club opens a group stand. An adult leader owns it.
What you need: Meet at a public place. Do not post a home address you do not want strangers to have. Under 18, a parent or guardian runs the stand.
What it costs: Opening is free.
Cut flowers and florists
Bouquets, bulk flowers for events, and a flower subscription on Farm Shares.
What you need: Fresh flowers are local pickup or in-state delivery only.
What it costs: Opening is free.
Students and young adults
If you are 18 or older, the cards above are side work you can start without land. Meet at a public place. Do not post a home address you do not want strangers to have.
A campus or college club uses a group stand. An adult leader owns the stand and the payouts. Pick College or campus club when you open the group stand.
Under 18, a parent or guardian runs the stand. That rule is already on Youth stands.
Gardens, flowers, and a place you already have
The garden organizer owns the stand and the payouts. Plot holders can be credited by first name or initial only. Food stays in-state. Can I sell this?
Fresh flowers are local pickup or in-state delivery only. A flower box uses Farm Shares. Choose Flowers when you open it.
Rent your barn, field or yard for events. American Share Market does not take the booking or a deposit. The owner arranges it directly. Event help on Jobs and Services.
Local help
Extension offices, conservation districts, libraries, and other public offices can list themselves here. Listed for free. This office is not endorsed by, and does not endorse, American Share Market.
Partner offices · Events · Grants · Funding finder · Help
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Help for you
A seller can say who they are with an owner badge. No proof is asked. Official pages for veterans, military spouses, disabled sellers, a second chance, and beginning farmers are on Help for you.
Questions: hello@americansharemarket.com