The season of abundance is upon us! Your farm stand, farmers market booth and/or CSA boxes are likely overflowing with an amazing harvest. Turn abundance into high volume sales by using a simple e-mail campaign to sell bulk quantities into your existing customer base. Current and past customers already know who you are and the high quality of your product.… Read more →
Are you a non-profit organization looking to ignite your community around local food? Hosting a Fill Your Pantry Event is an excellent way to engage the community, help your local food sellers clear out their stocks, and raise funds and awareness for the local food ecosystem. We’ve compiled 4 tips to help make your event a success! Start planning early.… Read more →
Easily process full and partial credit card refunds through Food4All. Key features: Refunds immediately processed through Stripe. Note, refund may take up to 5 days to show up on a customer’s credit card statement. Customer receive immediate refund confirmation via e-mail. Credit card fees refunded to you as the seller. Food4All fees refunded to the buyer. Items refunded are removed from your… Read more →
The fresh aisle of grocery stores have changed. Where once there were whole melons, stacks of plastic clamshell containing pre-cut melons exist. Fresh heads of romaine lettuce have been replaced by pre-chopped and bagged lettuce. Don’t want to cut up a butternut squash – no problem, just grab a container of pre-cut squash cubes. In the last couple of years,… Read more →
A new report is out from the Nielsen group which tracks consumer food buying preferences. And the news is good for local food producers. Sales of products that advocate sustainable farming are up by 14% over last year. Products that portray social responsibility are up by 8%. Additionally, a vast majority of consumers (68%) believe it’s important that companies embrace… Read more →
We are excited to announce a new online shopping experience for your customers! Your personalized Food4All shopping page gives you the tools you need to sell your CSA’s, individual farm items or value added products. All with modern desktop and mobile shopping features. Upon establishing your Food4All account, use the secure link to take shoppers directly to your personalized… Read more →
Global Web Index just published their bi-annual report on the latest trends in online commerce. We’ve distilled the report and provided our thoughts what this means to the time-strapped local farmer. Report Highlights Buying online is mainstream. Over 70% of adults internet users between the ages of 16 and 64 make at least one online purchase each month. This generally… Read more →
If someone told you that farmers might be able to sequester 100% of world carbon emissions with inexpensive farming practices, would you stand behind that movement? Well, the clothing company Patagonia, alongside the Rodale Institute and a coalition of farmers, ranchers, nonprofits, scientists, and other socially conscience brands, have done just that. In March of this year, the Regenerative Organic… Read more →
by Kami Semick As a small farm or food producer, deciding to market and sell direct to consumers and businesses in your community can be a strategy to gain a higher per unit price on your products. Several options exist for marketing and selling direct. Knowing the costs and benefits associated with various direct channels can aid in making an… Read more →
by Kami Semick There is a trend of late that you may have noticed, the trend towards gluten-free and paleo diets in both the general population as well as elite athletes. It seems like every product these days is marked with “Gluten Free” or “Paleo Friendly.” The general population as well as many athletes of all levels have consciously chosen… Read more →