Demonstration sponsorship
Provide an agreed cash or in-kind contribution toward the $25,000 demonstration budget.
90-day demonstration proposal · Las Vegas, Nevada
Fund the proof. Scale what works.
The Sage Bears Market is seeking $25,000 to demonstrate one connected local market—online before market day and face-to-face in the community—before pursuing larger expansion capital.
All demonstration outcomes are proposed targets. Verified results will determine whether—and how—the market scales.
Proposed premier brand partnerGET FRESH
PRODUCEProduce & beyond · Founded 1982Partnership concept · no endorsement implied
PRODUCEProduce & beyond · Founded 1982Partnership concept · no endorsement implied
Premier brand partner proposal
Fresh expertise for a proof-first community market.
The Sage Bears Market invites Get Fresh Produce to anchor the 90-day demonstration as its proposed Premier Brand Partner. Get Fresh's published focus on quality, food safety, reporting, technology, and customer service closely matches the standards this demonstration is designed to test.
Food-safety mentorship
Share practical guidance on temperature controls, product traceability, handling, and reporting.
Vendor readiness
Support one learning session on quality, storage, packaging, inventory discipline, and buyer expectations.
Measured brand impact
Receive co-branded recognition and a Day-90 report covering participation, fulfillment, waste, and market demand.
Geographic scope
Get Fresh currently lists service in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. This proposal does not assume direct Nevada distribution; any product, sourcing, or delivery commitment would require separate written confirmation.
Existing capability
The operating foundation is already taking shape.
The website is more than a brochure. It is the beginning of the market's commerce, vendor-management, audience, and accountability system.
Customer marketplace
Searchable products, multi-vendor basket, preorder pickup, inventory protection, and order status.
Vendor growth
Applications, profiles, product galleries, storytelling, and a public path to customer discovery.
Market operations
Approvals, documents, fees, inventory, booth readiness, fulfillment, and protected management controls.
Community reach
Harvest List signups, a vendor journal, product-interest signals, local arts, and children's STEMS learning.
Why this market, why now
Local businesses need more than a table. Families need more than a transaction.
Independent sellers lose time to scattered systems.
Applications, permits, inventory, marketing, orders, and customer follow-up often live in separate spreadsheets and message threads.
Local shopping can still feel inconvenient.
Customers need one place to discover vendors, reserve products, understand pickup, and stay connected between market days.
One controlled demonstration.
A real market experience supported by practical digital tools, essential infrastructure, youth learning, culture, and a measurable Day-90 decision.
Proposed 90-day demonstration
Prepare. Demonstrate. Decide.
The current request funds proof, not expansion. A larger scale plan will be developed only after real costs, demand, vendor capacity, and operating results are documented.
Prepare
Confirm the West Tropicana demonstration site, onboard an 8–12-vendor cohort, verify readiness, complete the product catalog, prepare equipment, and establish baseline measures.
Demonstrate
Operate recurring public market days, process preorders and pickup, test vendor and customer workflows, collect feedback, and document real sales and fulfillment activity.
Decide
Repeat the strongest formats, complete the scorecard, identify the true cost of growth, and deliver a clear recommendation to improve, continue, scale, or pause.
Proposed use of funds
Every dollar has a job.
Total request$25,00090-day demonstration
Demonstration setup & cold chain
Temporary refrigeration, safe storage, shade, signage, site readiness, and essential market equipment.
Vendor onboarding & readiness
Compliance review, product setup, training, merchandising support, and a prepared demonstration cohort.
90-day market operations
Market-day staffing, setup, breakdown, fulfillment coordination, supplies, and local operating needs.
Marketplace & measurement
Ordering support, data collection, customer feedback, dashboard reporting, and the final findings report.
Outreach, STEMS & local arts
Neighborhood promotion, Harvest List growth, youth learning, artist programming, and market storytelling.
Permits, insurance & contingency
Demonstration-period permits, insurance needs, maintenance, and a tightly controlled reserve.
Allocation is limited to the 90-day demonstration. Permanent expansion infrastructure and additional locations are intentionally excluded from this request.
What the demonstration tests
Five questions before a larger raise.
The demonstration is designed to replace assumptions with operating evidence. Each question informs the later revenue model, equipment plan, and expansion budget.
Customer demand
Will families join, preorder, complete pickup, return, and recommend the market?
Vendor value
Can 8–12 vendors stay ready and see enough sales, visibility, and support to continue?
Operating reliability
Can one team coordinate inventory, market-day setup, orders, and fulfillment safely?
Revenue signals
Which mix of vendor fees, order fees, sponsorship, and programs is supported by real behavior?
Community impact
Do food access, STEMS, local arts, and storytelling strengthen participation and partner interest?
Data-backed accountability
A clear scorecard—and a Day-90 decision.
The market database will turn verified demonstration activity into a concise final report for grantmakers, sponsors, partners, and future capital providers.
Our reporting standardVerified demonstration results will be separated from sample or seed records. Only real vendors, orders, signups, costs, and participation will be reported as evidence.
MetricTargetActualVerification
Active demonstration vendors8–120 verifiedNot started
Public market daysAt least 60 verifiedNot started
Fulfilled customer preorders1000 verifiedNot started
Harvest List or customer signups200Baseline pendingNot verified
Vendor compliance readiness90%Baseline pendingNot verified
Day-90 findings and scale recommendationPublishedPendingNot started
Last public status update: September 22, 2026. Sample catalog records are excluded from every actual.
The scale gate
Scale comes later—after the evidence.
No additional locations, permanent buildout, or large equipment expansion is included in this demonstration request.
Complete the demonstration
Finish 90 days with verified costs, sales, fulfillment, vendor readiness, and community feedback.
Review the findings
Identify what worked, what needs adjustment, and which proposed revenue streams showed real support.
Design the scale request
Build the later expansion budget from proven demand, true operating costs, and partner commitments.
Family-led · community-rooted
A market built to carry a legacy forward.
The Sage Bears Market is led by Adrell Bullock with Eljae Brown's experience in production, marketing, and sales. Its mission is rooted in a family farming story from Quitman County, Mississippi and a commitment to food, culture, enterprise, and opportunity across generations.
“We are building the kind of market where local businesses grow, families belong, and young people can see a future in food, science, culture, and ownership.”Adrell Bullock · Founder, The Sage Bears Market
Fund and strengthen the demonstration
A premier partner can help turn 90 days into a credible blueprint.
Get Fresh Produce is invited to lead the brand partnership, with grantmakers, equipment partners, food-access organizations, and community supporters helping complete the $25,000 demonstration.
Discuss the premier partnership ↗Experience the market →Adrell Bullock · adrell.bullock@gmail.com · Las Vegas, Nevada