Travis, you have most likely never sold at a farmers market. That is absolutely 180* the opposite of what I find. Naming the varieties makes a big difference in how much I sell.
Sure some will be disappointed when you don't have the same variety they got last time. But the beauty of a farmers market is the fact that you have face to face personal contact with each other.
When someone asks for something you don't have right now, that is your chance to tell them about the good points of those that you do have and why they would probably like one of them just as well as the variety you don't now have.
Sure it's a lot of talking and "educating", but that's what makes a farmers market so attractive to the buyers. They can make a "connection" with the grower and what they are eating. You would be surprised how strong it can become to. Customers will keep coming back to the same stand after they get good stuff and good info.
JMO,
Carol
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