Tips and best practices to running a successful online store for your farm or farmers' market
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How Wolf Creek Family Farm Sells By Weight Using Local Line
July 20, 2022
More and more farms are diversifying their revenues. From running a CSA program, adding laying hens, starting their own herd, and offering farm..
Updates to our 'Starter Plan', now sold at $29/month
July 19, 2022
In February 2022 we launched an innovative new pricing tier called ‘Starter’ in which farms could use Local Line for $0/m + 3% of sales. Our..
Local Line launches LocalPay, a better way for farms to accept online payments
July 11, 2022
Food is a low-margin industry. Farmers, producers, manufacturers, distributors, chefs, and grocers; all businesses in the food supply chain operate..
Local Line Launches in The UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
June 30, 2022
Local Line began with an idea. I was frustrated that the food grown closest to you is the most difficult to access. I wanted to make it easy for..
How to Sell Meat by Weight Online Using Local Line
June 29, 2022
For a lot of farmers, sticking to pack sizes doesn’t make sense for their business. For example, if you’re selling jars of jam or bags of lettuce,..
The Top 5 Local Line Sales Reports You Need to Be Using for Your Farm
June 22, 2022
Let’s talk data. Farming successfully relies on many data inputs. You monitor rain, soil health, and planting schedules. What can often be neglected,..
Direct Marketing Farmers Are Selling More Online
June 16, 2022
Diversifying your sales channels helps ensure the long-term success of your business. This is true across all industries, especially in a world where..
7 Local Line Best Practices To Increase Your Online Sales
June 14, 2022
Get the most out of your Local Line account! Using all the features to the fullest will allow you to maximize your experience and manage your..
Local Line Guide: How to Use Advanced Inventory to Save Time on Your Farm
June 10, 2022
To help our customers better manage their inventories, we created Advanced Inventory. This feature allows you to create multiple packages, units, and..
How to Take Product Photos for Your Online Farm Store
May 26, 2022
A lot goes into building a beautiful online store. Great product descriptions, a stand-out brand story, and BEAUTIFUL product photos. Do you know the..
The Best Farming Book You'll Read This Year Isn't About Farming.
May 9, 2022
How ‘Ready Farmer One’ Will Change The Way You Think About Business Ready Farmer One is a modern take on the skills farmers need to thrive. How can..
How to Write Product Descriptions That Sell
May 1, 2022
When you’re selling food online, your product descriptions and product photos are the most persuasive tools you have to get customers to buy. A..
4 Successful Local Line Websites to Inspire Your Own
April 21, 2022
Websites are crucial for your business. It allows you to carve out a piece of the Internet for yourself, grow your audience, strengthen your brand,..
The Role Community Organizations Play in Local Food Access
April 18, 2022
Beyond buying and selling food that was grown nearby, local food is about sharing the knowledge, and the stories of the harvest with the community..
Upselling and Cross-Selling: How to Increase Your Order Size
March 29, 2022
The most frequent question we get from farmers is how can I increase my order size to meet my minimum order requirement?
How to Start an Online Food Business: In Six Steps
March 24, 2022
Jams, Bread, Eggs, Microgreens? If you have a green thumb or can kill it in the kitchen, here’s how to get started. At the beginning of 2020, Hilary..
How to Sell Flowers Online
March 9, 2022
Flower farmers, let’s make market days a little bit easier.
Increasing Access to Farm Loans for Small-Scale Regenerative Farmers
March 7, 2022
Regenerative agriculture is described as farming and grazing practices that help to reverse land degradation by rebuilding soil organic matter and..
Building a New Food System, One Digital Farmer at a Time
February 22, 2022
As the world has industrialized and digitized, locally grown foods have become harder and harder to access. For most people, local food is not part..
Local Line 2.0: The Best Platform Ever Built for the Local Food System
February 7, 2022
After working for over a year, we are excited to welcome you to a whole new Local Line experience. In Local Line 2.0, you can expect dozens of new..
Sell More, Spend Less: How this California Farmer Sells Online
December 14, 2021
Kathryn, from Laughing Duck Farm out of Newcastle, California, started selling online in late 2019. The shift to selling her products online was made..
How This Microgreens Farmer Took Control of Their Sales
November 23, 2021
Leveraging Data as a Farmer We all know data plays a large role in success. Starting their microgreens business in 2020, Hillary from Hildan Produce ..
How This Farmers’ Market is Meeting Demand with Curbside Pickup
November 9, 2021
The Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market, located in Edmonton, Alberta, has been at the heart of the Arts and Theatre district for almost 40 years...
How Local Line Helped This Chicago Food Hub Sell Online
October 6, 2021
Taste of Eden Market was started out of necessity.
Local Line Now Seamlessly Integrates With Other Apps
September 7, 2021
Your Local Line account now seamlessly integrates with your most commonly-used digital tools! We are so excited to announce that Local Line now has..