We’re thrilled to be the first local food-focused provider of Online SNAP that features built-in automated SNAP Match support. This comprehensive solution not only drives sales opportunities for our customers, making Online SNAP more impactful, but also reduces admin time spent on managing and reporting. This project aligns with our […]
For the third consecutive year, we participated in the Northwest Food Hub Network’s (NWFHN) Annual Summit, engaging with local food organizations from across the country for a few days of dialogue, learning, and relationship-building. This year’s Summit underscored the importance of collaboration and innovation propelling the local food movement, attracting […]
After a decade of running a traditional CSA, Warner Farm in Massachusetts was seeing a trend in their customer feedback. People were consistently asking for more convenience and flexibility. Now, a few years into switching to a fully customizable CSA model, Warner Farm has seen some stability in membership numbers […]
Over our 15-year history, we have seen the online sales landscape shift dramatically, driving farmers and food hubs to have to do more to meet the heightened demand for local food. To keep pace, local food businesses must evaluate current operations, adopt new technology to support new processes, and ensure […]
About Delivered Fresh Delivered Fresh is an online food hub that aggregates and delivers local food from over 60 regional farms to retail consumers and restaurants around northeast Pennsylvania. Delivered Fresh recently refreshed its website and online storefront and quadrupled the number of signups every week! Here’s how the brand […]
About Spork Food Hub Spork Food Hub was founded in the summer of 2021 by Hope Sippola and Shayne Zurilgen of Fiery Ginger Farm. In under three years, Spork Food Hub has successfully partnered with over 50 local, sustainable, family-owned farms and works with over 25 farm-to-school programs, universities, and […]
Farm to school programs can be a win-win for local food producers and communities. But how can you get your food into local schools? We spoke with Becca Perrin, the Food Hub Account Manager at Green Mountain Farm to School, to learn more about how to start when selling to […]
Customizable CSAs: Four Models for Local Food Businesses Are You Selling Farm Shares? Subscribing to a farm share — otherwise known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) — can be a great way for local food lovers to support your business. The classic CSA model is a “farmers choice,” where consumers embrace […]
LFM is Helping Farmers Manage the Unexpected — with Fewer Clicks When Fiddlehead Farms had a smaller yield of spinach than expected, farmer Heather Coffey needed a quick solution to update over 150 customer orders with smaller bags of spinach. Luckily, LFM’s latest software update includes bulk options to help […]
How Delivered Fresh Reduced Produce Pack Line Times by 40% with Local Food Marketplace Nine Ways to Save Hours on Your Pack Line This Summer with LFM’s Local Food Software Delivered Fresh is an online food hub that aggregates products from over 60 local farmers and delivers to hundreds of […]