@LeslieBarber thank you for the info. i have done the farmers market thing before and i loved it. i had the opportunity once with a friend. she tried it a few times and it worked ok for her so she mentioned it to me. she makes natural skin and hair products and i sold desserts at that time. it went well. i would gladly continue the farmers market idea when i am able to. unfortunately my job makes me work most weekends and thats when most farmers markets are running. i am currently looking for another job that is mostly a monday through friday so my weekends can be free for things like that. a cart or even a food truck (i would love that) is not possible at this time because either one would cost thousands. but yes as you said starting small and within my means is a great way to start. thats why i like that farmers market idea. there are actually many of them in my local area.