A farm stand is a staffed on-farm retail operation — bigger and more organized than a roadside stand, typically open fixed hours, often selling a wider mix that may include produce from neighboring farms, value-added goods (jams, baked items), and prepared foods.
Farm stands are common on mid-sized farms with highway visibility and benefit from turning farm visitors into direct retail customers at close to retail pricing, while also supporting agritourism (pumpkin patches, corn mazes, u-picks paired with stand sales).