A short look at what’s shifted in email marketing for local food, plus a free guide that walks through each fix in detail. Email is still the highest-leverage marketing channel for most farms, food hubs, and CSAs. It outperforms social, paid ads, and SMS on return-per-dollar. And for a business...
Whether you’re running a farm, managing a food hub, or both, you keep track of your numbers. But keeping track and having true financial visibility are two very different things. Most of the operations we work with aren’t struggling because they’re bad at business. They’re struggling because a few key...
Planning ahead just got a whole lot easier. With Storefront Pre-Orders in LFM’s latest release, you can start selling products before they’re available, giving your customers more flexibility and helping you plan with confidence. Whether it’s seasonal products, special events, or large buyers planning ahead, Pre-Orders make it simple to...
It’s a familiar moment for many farms and food hubs: CSA season is approaching and your shares aren’t quite full. At this stage, the strategy shifts. What works in the off-season (brand awareness, storytelling, audience growth) won’t move fast enough now. We spoke with Anna Larsen, a marketing strategist who has...
In 2020, the entire economy shifted for local farmers. For one community in Oregon, that shift became the catalyst for something new. Building a Local Food Hub in a Time of Change Moondog Farm began with simple roots, growing food and serving its local community. But during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Fifth Crow Farm is a values-based, diversified organic farm in Pescadero, California, grounded in a deep commitment to sustainable land stewardship and community food systems. For nearly two decades, they have been feeding their community through a mix of CSA, farmers markets, restaurants, and grocery accounts. But for founder Teresa Kurtak, the real turning point...
Food as Medicine has been a winning prescription for Farmshare Austin. The Texas farm and food hub can attribute nearly its entire YOY sales growth in the home delivery program to these initiatives. Food as Medicine also gives the organization a new approach for meeting its mission, an avenue to...
Pumpkin spice season has just begun, but it’s not too early to start thinking about how your local farm or food hub can boost holiday sales. Here are twelve ideas for keeping sales high throughout the holiday season. 1. Create Gift Guides Give shoppers some inspiration on gift ideas for...
Food as Medicine goves people access to healthy food to prevent or cure disease. These programs are growing across the country, and they present a real opportunity for farms and food hubs, which have access to the fresh, local foods these programs need. That’s why we’ve created “Food as Medicine...
About Rosebird Farms Rosebird Farms, led by Andrea McAdow, is dedicated to enhancing food accessibility in rural Arizona communities. Rosebird is a Certified Naturally Grown farm and food hub coordinating with over 12 producers. Alongside traditional farm box subscriptions and a local farm stand, Rosebird Farms leverages LFM’s online ordering system...