FAQs for Purchasers (Retailers. Restaurant, Individuals)

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Unfortunately, some farmers are less responsive to inquiries than others.  Depending on your urgency, we'd ask you to allow 8 to 12 hours for your farmer to respond. Then perhaps make another inquiry of our many Crop2Shop farmers for your item(s) of interest.
It depends on your farmer! Look at the unit pricing provided, then if you have any questions, reach out to the farmer via the Chat function to inquire about the quantities you are interested in purchasing.  Crop2Shop's value is in its flexibility, so both farmers and purchasers can experiment with small quantities at first then adapt pricing and quantities as customers respond.
For home deliveries, yes, sort of.  But Crop2Shop allows you much more flexibility in the types and quantities you can order, arranged directly through with the farmer(s).

Tell us!  We’ll seek them out for you and do our best to add them to the platform.

Any product that is produced locally in your area.  Fresh fruit, vegetables and meat are the most frequent commodities.  But honey, maple syrup, eggs, jams, jellies and almost any other farm product can be bought through Crop2Shop!

Yes!  Households can use Crop2Shop in the exact same way that retailers can. Simply register as a "Retailer" then start shopping for your fruit, vegetables, meat and more!

Yes!  Restaurants can participate in Crop2Shop in the exact same way that storefronts can.  Simply register as a "Retailer," then start shopping!

We recognize that both the farmer and the retailer have unique constraints on both sides of the transaction.  The default mode of transportation is for the producer/farmer to transport to the retailer or household.  But which ever method is selected, the Chat function on the website is provided so that all aspects of delivery (days of the week, times, means and responsibility for delivery) can be arranged between the producer and retailer.  Note: an option for third-party transportation will be added to the platform in the future.

It costs nothing for producers to join and to use Crop2Shop!  Retailers pay a small surcharge on the price negotiated for the product(s), which is added to the total for the transaction.

These are handled directly between the parties either in-person at delivery or through the Chat function of the website in a manner similar to an in-person farmstand.

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You’re almost done! Please click on the “Chat” button to communicate directly with your Farmer to arrange logistics such as location and date for pickup/delivery. Then you can proceed to checkout.

Prices shown for whole or partial animals are expressed as either a price per portion (1/4, 1/2 or whole) or per pound (a typical quarter side weighs an average of approximately 192 lbs but can vary). Please use the chat function to communicate directly with your farmer to answer any questions about the total weight of meat and the cuts you should expect from your order.