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How This Missouri Family Farm Meets Demand Online Using Local Line
Arcenio and Karin are former U.S. Marines turned farmers. Their farm, Wolf Creek Family Farm, is...
7 minute read
How Wolf Creek Family Farm Sells By Weight Using Local Line
More and more farms are diversifying their revenues. From running a CSA program, adding laying...
3 minute read
How This CSA Increased Their Average Sales with Local Line
Since moving their CSA online, Milky Way Farm’s sales have seen a noteworthy increase in their...
3 minute read
Sell More, Spend Less: How this California Farmer Sells Online
Kathryn, from Laughing Duck Farm out of Newcastle, California, started selling online in late 2019....
2 minute read
How This Farmers’ Market is Meeting Demand with Curbside Pickup
The Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market, located in Edmonton, Alberta, has been at the heart of the Arts...
2 minute read
How Local Line Helped This Chicago Food Hub Sell Online
Taste of Eden Market was started out of necessity.
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How This Farmers’ Market is Thriving with In-Person and Online Sales
Co-market managers Richard and Morag have been running the Owen Sound Farmers’ Market together...
1 minute read
Wild Flight Farm Sells Direct, Wholesale, and At-Market Using One Tool
Hermann and Louise Bruns, founders and owners at Wild Flight Farm in Mara, British Columbia, have...
2 minute read
How Local Market Balances Online and In-Person Sales Using Local Line
Located in Fernie, British Columbia, the team at Wildsight Elk Valley and Mountain Market wanted to...
3 minute read
The Blended Farmers’ Market: How Toledo Thrives with Online Sales
The Toledo Thursday Market has served their local community for nearly 5 years. Recently, they...
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How Shared Legacy Farms Sold Out Their 400 Member CSA
Kurt and Corinna Bench run Shared Legacy Farms, a 400 member CSA in Elmore, Ohio. With over 12...
2 minute read
How Affinity Farm Uses Local Line to Replace Farmers Markets
For 20 years, Kelly and her husband have run Affinity Farm, a certified natural produce farm in...
6 minute read
How This Farm-Run Online Marketplace Increased Sales with Local Line
Merry Meeting Kitchen, based in Brunswick, Maine, has developed a new multi-vendor, collaborative...
4 minute read
How This 1-Acre Canadian Micro-Farm Grew Sales by 20% During COVID-19
Good Clean Farm, a 1.2-acre vegetable farm located in Salmon River, Nova Scotia, found a new sales...
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How this Biodynamic Farm is Meeting Demand Online
Based in Mulmur, Ontario, Fiddle Foot Farm saw record sales in May during their annual seedling...
3 minute read
How This Nova Scotia Farm Used Local Line to Move Local Sales Online
Located on the Amherst Shore in Chapman Settlement, Nova Scotia, Wysmykal Farm has completely...
2 minute read
How This Kentucky Cattle Farm Saw Record Sales During COVID-19
Bluegrass Beef Kentucky has seen record online sales since the start of COVID-19. Since March 2020,...
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How Owen Sound Farmers’ Market Increased Sales with Local Line
Co-market managers Richard and Morag have been running the Owen Sound Farmers’ Market together...
3 minute read
How This Ontario Farmers’ Market Found Success Selling Online Using Local Line
The Bradford Farmers’ Market has been serving their community for over 13 years. Throughout ...
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How Simcoe Farmers' Market Continues to Thrive with an Online Store
Located in Norfolk County, Ontario, the Simcoe Farmers’ Market has been serving its community since...
2 minute read
Re-Inventing the Local Food Economy in Minnesota with Online Food Hubs Across the State
When you think of local food, most people think of places like California. For us “insiders,...
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How Argus Farm Stop Uses a Retail Store, Food Hub, and Local Line
Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Argus Farm Stop is an independent local food retailer that is...
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How Castor River Farm Used Local Line to Reduce Order Errors
Operating for 30 years and selling direct to customers for the last 12 years, Castor River Farm...
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