About Western Montana Growers Cooperative (WMGC) WMGC is a farmer-owned producer cooperative based in Missoula, MT. Since the Cooperative’s inception in 2003, they have been dedicated to improving the area’s local food system through wholesale, delivery services, and a CSA program. WMGC is a key player in the Northwest Food […]
We’re thrilled to be the first local food-focused provider of Online SNAP that features built-in automated SNAP Match support. This comprehensive solution not only drives sales opportunities for our customers, making Online SNAP more impactful, but also reduces admin time spent on managing and reporting. This project aligns with our […]
For the third consecutive year, we recently participated in the Northwest Food Hub Network’s (NWFHN) Annual Summit, engaging with local food organizations from across the country for a few days of dialogue, learning, and relationship-building. This year’s Summit underscored the importance of collaboration and innovation propelling the local food movement, […]
After a decade of running a traditional CSA, Warner Farm was seeing a trend in their customer feedback. People were consistently asking for more convenience and flexibility. Now, a few years into switching to a fully customizable model, Warner Farm has seen some stability in CSA membership numbers, along with […]
Over our 15-year history, we have seen the online sales landscape shift dramatically, driving farmers and food hubs to have to do more to meet the heightened demand for local food. To keep pace, local food businesses must evaluate current operations, adopt new technology to support new processes, and ensure […]
About Delivered Fresh Delivered Fresh is an online food hub that aggregates and delivers products from over 60 local farmers to retail consumers and restaurants around NE Pennsylvania. As with most businesses selling local food, their business has changed from pre-pandemic to now, and Delivered Fresh refreshed their website and […]
About Spork Food Hub Spork Food Hub was founded in the Summer of 2021 by two farmers — Hope Sippola and Shayne Zurilgen of Fiery Ginger Farm. In under three years, Spork Food Hub has successfully partnered with over 50 local, sustainable, family-owned farms and works with over 25 school […]
Farm to school programs can be a win-win for local food producers and communities. But how can you get your food into local schools? We spoke with Becca Perrin, the Food Hub Account Manager at Green Mountain Farm to School, to learn more about how to start when selling to […]
Customizable Farm Shares: 4 Models for Local Food Businesses Are you selling farm shares? Subscribing to a farm share—otherwise known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)—can be a great way for local-food lovers to support your business. The classic CSA model is a “farmers choice,” where consumers embrace the element of […]
LFM is helping farmers manage the unexpected—with fewer clicks. When Fiddlehead Farms had a smaller yield of spinach than expected, farmer Heather Coffey needed a quick solution to update over 150 customer orders with smaller bags of spinach. Luckily, LFM’s latest software update includes bulk options to help farmers change […]