You might only be taking a few dozen muffins to the farmers’ market, but you can still make sure they look like they came off the shelves of a fancy bakery retail store and increase your sales in the process. Considering most baked goods sales at market are impulse buys, how they are packaged can go a long way in nailing the sale.

Fortunately, there are many cost-effective packaging options that incorporate sustainability values. Please see this informational PDF for a summary and links to several researched vendors offering a variety of packaging products. The products we collected here can be ordered in small batches (and several companies offer free samples) and, importantly, use recycled content and/or are compostable.

Be sure to check your state’s cottage food law on specific labeling requirements and if there might be any requirements regarding packaging, such as an item needing to be wrapped.