Oliver Gubenko, the founder and CEO of Harvest Drop. Harvest Drop is a foodhub based in the great state of New Jersey, and it was founded by Oliver Gubenko with a passion for – not just local – but quality food. He found a gap in the local wholesale market...
The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market in the summer, pre-COVID-19. The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market has provided local food to the Troy, NY area for the last twenty years. They’ve grown from a 10-15 vendor operation to a 110-vendor, multi-street, year-long market – but when COVID-19 hit, they had to figure...
The folks at Three River Farmers Alliance (Andre Cantelmo is second from the right) Three River Farmers Alliance is a farm collective serving the NH Seacoast region. They began in 2015 when Andre Cantelmo and Greg Balog of Heron Pond Farm realized that entering the wholesale market would require a...
The lovely and hardworking folks at WFM2GO WFM2Go is an extension of the beloved Wolfville Farmers’ Market in Nova Scotia. A couple years ago, Wolfville Farmers’ Market decided they wanted an online ordering presence, so they formed WFM2Go and launched using Local Food Marketplace’s software. What follows has been a...
The retail landscape has changed drastically in the last month – and while there are a lot of platforms out there, LFM still stands above the rest. Let us tell you why. Learn More about Why LFM
The Regina Farmers’ Market, pre COVID-19 social distancing measures. Regina Farmers’ Market has been the place to buy local in Regina, Saskatchewan (in Canada’s western provinces). In fact, it’s been a community food resource for 45 years and made the shift to a year-round market in 2019. Like many farmers markets around the...
Many farms regularly post mouthwatering images of harvested produce and farmers market booth layouts, and have attracted customers to their farm’s Instagram feed that want to learn more the people behind the farm and the story of their products. Farmers are attracted to Instagram because it facilitates communication...
You might be wondering – what is a Facebook Pixel? It is simply a piece of code that you put in the header of your website. It helps Facebook serve up Facebook or Instagram ads to people that have visited your website. If you have a Facebook or Instagram account,...
As the season gets underway, many farms are feeling overwhelmed by the many tasks that come with the start of the growing season. To the lighten the load, we created “Selling to Restaurants: A Farmer’s Guide” to help you profitably sell to restaurants. Whether you have been selling to this...
Located in the heart of Western Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley, Kitchen Garden Farm is a 50-acre, Certified Organic vegetable farm owned and operated by Tim Wilcox and Caroline Pam. They grow a full line of seasonal produce with a focus on specialty sweet & hot peppers and Italian vegetables like fennel,...