Originally created for a two hour talk at the 2008 Financial Permaculture Summit in Hohenwald, TN, these slides outline the history, benefits, and process behind locallygrown.net
16. The Mechanics
(Growers)
• Create an account
• Describe the “farm”
• List products
• Harvest orders
• Drop off packaged
orders
• Profit!
17. The Mechanics
(Customers)
• Create an account
• Place orders
• Pick up and pay for
orders
• Repeat as desired
18. The Mechanics
(The Market)
• Growers list Friday
through Sunday
• Customers order
Monday & Tuesday
• Growers harvest
Wednesday
• Drop off & pick up
Thursday
19. The Idea’s Spreading
• 30 markets
processing orders
• 10 more getting
started
• All using
locallygrown.net
20. Easy
• No nerds required
• Start a market in 15
minutes
• For growers large and
small
• Customers catch on
quickly
21. Flexible
• Have one farm or many
• Charge memberships or
not
• Take pre-payments or not
• Have one pickup location
or many
• And so on
22. Inexpensive
• No up-front costs
• 3% of sales
• Pay as you go
• Cheaper than DIY