Are you looking for ways to sell more produce to restaurants? As a local farmer or food hub, it can be hard to convince restaurants to buy fruits and vegetables (not to mention meat, dairy, eggs, herbs, prepared products, or anything else) from you rather than regional or national distributors....
High Country Food Hub in Boone, North Carolina, was founded in 2016 by the Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture to support local food producers through product storage, aggregation, and distribution. The organization operates as an online farmers market and has been powered by Local Food Marketplace since 2017. It sells...
Thriving local food systems provide numerous benefits including: boosted local economies, increased access to healthy food, and more sustainable use of our planet’s resources. Throughout our 16 years of supporting farms and food hubs through our online marketplace software, we’ve seen that regional food systems succeed when farmers and food...
This spring, Local Food Marketplace is introducing a new look and new functionality to our storefront. We are thrilled to show off these changes, which are designed to provide an improved shopping experience for your consumer and increased sales for you. Introducing: The New LFM Storefront! These changes are very...
Are you looking for improved results from your online store? You’ve tried word-of-mouth marketing, you’ve tried social media, you’ve tried ads, and nothing seems to be helping. LFM customers regularly report that sales spike when they send an email, and this tracks with industry data. For years, email marketing has...
Robinette Farms is a food hub located in Eastern Nebraska dedicated to connecting their community to over 30 local farmers and ranchers. In 2022, Robinette Farms transitioned from a single farm CSA model to a year-round customizable CSA, made possible through collaboration with other local food producers. Initially our winter...
Whether it is a meal kit, a holiday box, or a one-time farm share, Bundles are a game-changer for both businesses and customers. They offer a streamlined shopping experience for customers while boosting average order value and creating buzz for businesses. We recently met with Carrie Stokes Holst, the General...
About Western Montana Growers Cooperative (WMGC) WMGC is a farmer-owned producer cooperative based in Missoula, Montana. Since the Cooperative’s inception in 2003, it has been dedicated to improving the area’s local food system through wholesale, delivery services, and a CSA program. WMGC is a key player in the Northwest Food...
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...
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...