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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,..
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..
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 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 ..
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..
How Local Market Balances Online and In-Person Sales Through Local Line
April 30, 2021
Located in Fernie, British Columbia, the team at Wildsight Elk Valley and Mountain Market wanted to give their community access to Fernie-grown food..
How Shared Legacy Farms Sold Out Their 400 Member CSA
February 15, 2021
Kurt and Corinna Bench run Shared Legacy Farms, a 400 member CSA in Elmore, Ohio. With over 12 years of farming experience, their veggie box program..
How to Quickly Set Up Curbside Pickup for Farms, Farmers Markets, and Food Hubs
February 1, 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the way we shop has changed dramatically. Even as restrictions start to lift, online ordering and curbside..
Local Line Releases New POS Feature in Partnership with Square
January 14, 2021
Local Line is excited to announce its integration with the Square Terminal. This integration allows you to accept in-person payments for Local Line..
How Leslieville Farmers’ Market Uses Local Line to Strengthen Customer Relationships
December 17, 2020
Similar to many farmers’ markets across North America, market manager Alexa and her team at The Leslieville Farmers’ Market in Toronto knew they..
How This Farm-Run Online Marketplace Increased Sales with Local Line
December 8, 2020
Merry Meeting Kitchen, based in Brunswick, Maine, has developed a new multi-vendor, collaborative marketing model that acts as an online-only farmers..
How This 1-Acre Canadian Micro-Farm Grew Sales by 20% During COVID-19
October 30, 2020
Good Clean Farm, a 1.2-acre vegetable farm located in Salmon River, Nova Scotia, found a new sales channel during the pandemic. When their local..
How This CSA Increased Their Average Sales After Transitioning to Local Line
October 23, 2020
Since moving their CSA online, Milky Way Farm’s sales have seen a noteworthy increase in their average sales; before using Local Line, this Farm..
New Feature: Store Credit
October 9, 2020
Local Line is excited to launch our new store credit feature! This feature allows customers to pay for their order using store credit.
How to Use Automated Catalog Schedules to Drive Sales
September 30, 2020
The Local Line catalog feature was created to organize products and priced throughout the platform and maintain streamlined inventory. You are able..
How To Set Up Your Local Line Store: A Step-By-Step Guide
September 17, 2020
Setting up your online store is the first step to selling online and organizing your business all in one place.
6 Local Line Resources That Will Help You Run Your Business
September 15, 2020
At Local Line, we want to help you run your most successful business possible. We love sharing helpful and useful content about sales, marketing,..
How this Biodynamic Farm is Meeting Demand Online
August 27, 2020
Based in Mulmur, Ontario, Fiddle Foot Farm saw record sales in May during their annual seedling sale. They sold almost three times as many seedlings..
How to Use Online Ordering to Pre-Sell for Market
August 21, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the way we do markets. As markets now continue to open, some customers may not be ready to shop freely. Instead, use online..