What is Locally Grown?
Locally Grown is an iPhone-friendly app that connects local farms with nearby customers, with online ordering for pickup, delivery, or shipping. The live page could not be fetched during research, so detail below leans on the product description. According to it, farmers list products and manage inventory for free while customers pay a small transaction fee that funds the platform; farmers can also accept in-person payments through Tap-To-Pay on iPhone.
Why Locally Grown works
Small farms that want to sell direct usually have to choose between a Shopify-style store they cannot maintain and a farmers market that limits hours. Locally Grown gives them a focused online storefront plus an in-person payment path on a phone, so the same farm can sell online during the week and at the market on weekends with one tool. Customers get a single map-style place to find nearby fresh food.
Locally Grown features
- Free farm storefront. Lets farms list products and manage inventory at no cost, removing the price barrier that often keeps small operations off ecommerce platforms.
- Pickup, delivery, and shipping. Supports multiple fulfilment options per farm so each operation can pick whichever fits its capacity.
- Tap-To-Pay on iPhone. Accepts in-person payments through Tap-To-Pay so farmers can use the same app at market stalls without a card reader.
- Customer transaction fee model. Charges a small fee to the customer on each order so farmers keep the platform free, which is the inverse of most ecommerce tools.
- Quarterly reporting. Provides farms with quarterly reports on sales and customers, useful for those who do not run their own bookkeeping.
Who Locally Grown is for
- Small market gardeners and family farms wanting a free online store without committing to a full ecommerce subscription.
- Farmers selling at weekly markets who need a phone-based card reader plus an online presence the rest of the week.
- Health-conscious shoppers who want to source produce, meat, and dairy from named local farms rather than supermarket aisles.
- Community supported agriculture coordinators handling weekly pickups who need a simple ordering and reporting layer.
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