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Farmer standing in squash field holding squash.

How to Sell Farm Products Online

Learn how to sell farm products online with tips on choosing the best e-commerce platform, optimizing your listings and growing your customer base through marketing.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
July 2, 2025
15 min read
Farmer in field harvesting carrots and placing in a crate.

How to Sell Food Products: 12 Steps to Launch Your Food Business

Learn how to sell food products and start a food business. This step-by-step guide covers licensing, packaging, pricing, delivery, and more for selling food.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
July 1, 2025
11 min read
Farmer standing in the field with box of produce for Chipotle.

Cultivate Next Portfolio Spotlight: Local Line – the Platform Behind Chipotle’s 47m Lbs. of Local Produce.

Chipotle partners with Local Line to scale local sourcing, support family farms, and streamline operations for a more sustainable food system.
Cole Jones Local Line
Cole Jones
June 30, 2025
4 min read
Farmer holding soil with worms in a field.

How to Build a Market for Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative farming needs a better supply chain. Local Line connects farms to buyers, boosts margins, and makes regenerative transitions possible.
Cole Jones Local Line
Cole Jones
June 26, 2025
5 min read
Farmer in the field assessing data on tablet.

Guide to Local Line Metrics and How to Use Them

Learn how to use Local Line’s reporting dashboard to track key metrics, boost efficiency, and grow your farm or food hub with data-driven decisions.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 26, 2025
12 min read
Farmer harvesting cucumbers in a greenhouse.

9 Best Agriculture Apps & Software for 2025 | Farm Tools Guide

Compare the top agriculture apps and software for 2025. Find the best mobile apps and tools for field data, CSA sales, e-commerce, planning, and precision farming.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 25, 2025
8 min read
Chef in kitchen preparing herbs using farm-fresh ingredients.

How to Sell Produce to Restaurants

Expand your farm business by selling produce to restaurants. Learn strategies to connect with chefs, build relationships, and offer high-quality local ingredients.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 25, 2025
13 min read
Farmer holding iphone and veggie CSA box in field.

How to Grow Your Email List (and What to Send Them) for Farmers

Learn how to grow your email list and send effective marketing emails for your food hub. Strategies include Local Line tools, campaign ideas, and subscriber tips.
Tandy Thackeray Local Line
Tandy Thackeray
June 24, 2025
6 min read
Farm record keeping

Farm Record Keeping Tips and Best Practices

Learn the best tips for efficient farm record keeping to improve the productivity and profitability of your farm with Local Line.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 22, 2025
10 min read
Best food hub software solutions

Best Food Hub Software: Tools & Apps for Food Hubs

Find the best food hub software solutions and apps to simplify orders, manage inventory and grow customer connections. The right tools can help your food hub’s growth.
Tandy Thackeray Local Line
Tandy Thackeray
June 20, 2025
7 min read
Wyebrook Farm cattle.

Is Local Food Actually Healthier? Wyebrook Farm Has the Proof.

Local Line and Edacious help Wyebrook Farm prove with nutrient testing that its grass fed beef packs more protein and vitamins driving stronger farm sales.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 19, 2025
3 min read
Overview of Local Line's local food procurement platform for grocery retailers.

Solving Local Food Procurement for Grocery Retailers

Grocers want to buy local but struggle with outdated systems and manual processes. Learn why local sourcing breaks down at scale and how Local Line helps grocers grow their local programs profitably.
Cole Jones Local Line
Cole Jones
June 18, 2025
5 min read
Farmer harvesting kale in field and putting in bag.

Best Farm Accounting Software Platforms for 2025

Compare the best farm accounting software for 2025. See key features and tools that simplify taxes, payroll, inventory, and reporting.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 18, 2025
6 min read
Farmer harvesting cabbage in a field.

The Guide to Planning Delivery Routes for Farms and Food Hubs

Learn how farms and food hubs can streamline delivery routes, reduce costs, and improve service using smart planning and tools like Local Line.
Tandy Thackeray Local Line
Tandy Thackeray
June 17, 2025
8 min read
Local Line and Farmers Friend Partner to Help Small Farms.

Farmers Friend + Local Line: Stronger Together for Small Farms

Exciting new partnership between Farmers Friend and Local Line to empower small farms with smart software, innovative tools, exclusive offers, gear discounts, and expert resources to help your farm grow.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 11, 2025
2 min read
Haley and Matthew, founders of Ahiki Acres

How Ahiki Acres Uses Local Line to Power Pre-Orders and Grow Community

Discover how Ahiki Acres uses Local Line to streamline pre-orders, support small farmers, and grow their market garden in Waimanalo, Hawaii.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 5, 2025
5 min read
Hoophouses that grow vegetables at a small farm.

Farm Marketing: How to Create a Farm Marketing Plan (Examples + Ideas)

Build a farm marketing plan and use practical farm marketing ideas to attract customers, boost sales, and grow your business online and in person.
Nina Galle Local LIne
Nina Galle
June 3, 2025
13 min read
Tops Friendly Markets

How Tops Friendly Markets Streamlined Local Procurement Across 150 Stores with Local Line

Learn how Tops Friendly Markets streamlined local sourcing across 150 stores with Local Line, saving time and scaling their Tops Loves Local program.
Cole Jones Local Line
Cole Jones
May 30, 2025
4 min read