When it comes to strong, local food systems, innovation is key. Whether you’re a farmer, food hub, farmers market, producer coop, or a CSA, the boom of “food tech” has most likely reached you. Now more than ever, there are avenues for you to provide online sales and distribution. Despite...
Image provided by Market-to-Go at Grow Oak Ridge of vendor Peg Harrison. A few weeks ago, Local Food Marketplace launched a brand new Mailchimp Integration, included with most packages. While it’s still a brand new feature, farms and food hubs have eagerly been adapting it, seeing an increase in sales...
At LFM, we are constantly developing our platform to provide the best product for local food producers and sellers. Most recently, we are excited to announce our Mailchimp Integration included with all LFM packages! According to the Houston Chronicle, “Approximately 97 percent of businesses are using email marketing to try...
By Liz Hammond of Local Food Marketplace and Tricia Phelps of Taste the Local Difference Online sales through Local Food Marketplace increase your products’ accessibility, offer convenience to your customers, and develop key marketing touch points that you otherwise would not have – but you need to harness these opportunities...
Online sales through Local Food Marketplace increase your products’ accessibility, offer convenience to your customers, and develop key marketing touch points that you otherwise would not have – but you need to harness these opportunities to get the most out of them. We teamed up with Taste the Local Difference (TLD) for...
Have you been struggling with managing order pick-ups from your customers? Are your more popular pick-up times overrun with customers while other timeslots are slim? Do you want to accept gratuities for your online store’s services? We have great news for you! Here at LFM we have recently released two...
By Liz Hammond of Local Food Marketplace and Tricia Phelps of Taste the Local Difference Online sales through Local Food Marketplace increase your products’ accessibility, offer convenience to your customers and develop key marketing touch points that you otherwise wouldn’t have – but you need to harness these opportunities to...
Selling to restaurants can be very intimidating and poses many unique challenges. Maybe you have weathered the ups and downs of selling to restaurants in 2020 due to COVID regulations limiting, or even closing, restaurant doors. Although the exact future of restaurant dining is uncertain, the world is beginning to...
Right now, many farms and markets are wondering what to expect for 2021 after experiencing rapid growth in 2020. In particular, many are wondering (worrying, even) whether the growth will be sustained and in particular, whether they can retain their new customers. These concerns are understandable – as often sudden...
In early 2020, many farms and markets found themselves adapting to COVID market conditions without the time to make a proper business plan. In preparing for 2021, it is time to take a look at your sales and operational plan to ensure profitability. In light of the shift to online...