[rockstar]

What are the policies for insurance for selling produce at farm gate (honesty box),Does a standard public liability insurance cover little mishaps such as someone tripping over,or with todays make a claim culture for something ridiculous like slipping on a broken egg or poking them selves in the eye with a carrot??

[Roxy]

I don't have insurance for my egg sales.....the buyers are actually standing on the lane when they buy my eggs - so perhaps they could claim off the Council?!!

[katie]

We've got public liability for all our sales, including selling from the gate. It's useful to have and a necessity if you're going to maybe sell at farmers' markets or similar in the future.

[fiestyredhead331]

Maybe it depends on what you sell 'over the gate'?
We have market traders liability insurance to cover us for markets etc

[hughesy]

We've got public liability to cover us at markets but I don't think it covers any other sales activity.

[rockstar]

Thanks for the replies,my son only wants to make a little pocket money by selling eggs,veg, and some small bags of firewood.I have a small holders insurance for the likes off taken animals to slaughter or breaking out onto highway,but if I need to add cover for selling produce there wont be money to be made.

[Roxy]

Every farm I pass round here is selling eggs, honey, firewood, plants etc. at the gate - like you say, if we all had to have insurance, we may as well not sell anything.  Just a thought - if there is a shop nearby, they may not like "competition"  as such and inform the Council.  I have been selling eggs for years at the gate, and never had any problems (except for ladies falling out over the last box of eggs a few times!!)