Solutions for Farms

Increase Sales

Make it easy for customers to purchase products time and time, again. Our streamlined and intuitive customer interface makes increasing sales and managing customer accounts a seamless experience.

Save Time

Our customers estimate LFM saves them an average of 16 hours each week. Streamline your farm’s business with our software platform, which minimizes your paperwork time and improves cash flow.

Professional Solutions

Your customers’ first impression of your farm is your website. LFM will make it easy for them to see what you have available, place orders, and manage their accounts.

Next Level Support

Our team is staffed with food hub veterans and tech professionals that understand farm and food hub operations, software technology, as well as the challenges of local food systems.

Our Services

Our comprehensive, flexible platform helps you plan, sell, and distribute local food. Adaptable and unique packages designed for farms, food hubs, markets, and CSAs of all scales.

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Easy-to-Use Ecommerce Storefront

Provide a professional and enjoyable shopping experience for your customers with a single site for managing your ecommerce and ordering system that matches your unique brand and image.

Unlimited Price Lists

Customize as many price lists as you need for all of your customer types. LFM’s dynamic and savable custom price lists help you tailor each customer’s buying experience with ease.

Recurring Orders

Simplify your ordering processes and increase your sales with automated recurring orders. Systematize your sales and decrease your administrative work with recurring orders.

Mailchimp Integration

Integrate your Mailchimp account with your LFM account for powerful marketing! Use your granular contact data from LFM to send targeted campaigns, gauge customer response, and so much more.

Manage All Sales In One

Whether you’re selling to one outlet or dozens, LFM’s robust software platform makes managing customer accounts of all types and sizes easy and efficient. Our features simplify selling to grocery and retail stores, organizing orders for chefs and consumers, and offer multiple invoice formats to manage each sale.

Automated Harvest List, Pack Lists, and Labels

Save time with automated harvest lists, pack lists, and labels all in one system. Know what you need to pick, pack, and label right from the time the order is confirmed.

Flexible solutions for Accounting Integration

Integrate your Quickbooks Online account with your LFM software platform to simplify your bookkeeping.

Delivery Route Management

Whether you have one truck or multiple trucks to manage, your drivers need clear instructions and paperwork to complete their deliveries. Setup your truck routes, order your deliveries for optimum efficiency, and print your customer packing slips and pick lists to match.

Robust Reporting

Just like healthy soil is necessary for productive yields, robust reporting is necessary for a strong business. Analyze data easily and keep track of your business with reporting features for your sales, distribution, and more.

Traceability and Lot Tracking

Whether you are tracking sales for Organic or GAP certification or another program, LFM will help you simplify your record keeping and reporting. A very popular feature with our current farm customers!

Invoicing and A/R

Keep track of all your invoices and accounts receivable with our modern bookkeeping features. Send invoices right from the platform for efficient delivery, so you’ll receive payment faster. Organize your A/R to keep your accounts current and receive payments accurately.

Work with Us

Needs Assessment
We listen to the needs of your unique business to determine what will work best for you. Register for a free demo to learn more.
Onboarding
Our incredible Customer Support and Onboarding Team will train and guide you through using our platform.
Launch
Once you’re ready to go live, we can launch your site on your time and with our support!
Ongoing Support
Never feel lost or abandoned as an LFM customer. Our next level Support Team is here to answer your questions and concerns quickly and accurately.

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