Here are some frequently asked questions:
- Are there membership fees?
- Will I have to buy vegetables I don't want?
- How do I order?
- When do I pay?
- When and Where do I pick up my order?
- Why Support Locally Grown?
- How can I sell through this market?
- Who is the Amory Farmer's Market?
- What If I Forget My Username or Password?
And here are some answers:
Are there membership fees?
The Amory Online Farmer’s Market does not charge a membership fee. Instead it covers costs by automatically adding 8% to your order total. The Market is charged 3.5% of sales for the use of this great software. The rest goes toward the operation and management of the market.
Will I have to buy vegetables I don't want?
Unlike some co-ops, buying clubs, or CSAs where everyone gets the same box of stuff (and you don’t know what you’re getting until you get it), with Locally Grown you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the farms that you want. The weekly email lists the produce, milled products, fresh flowers, and artisan goods available that week, and you can browse the items on this website before you place your order.
How do I order?
Each Sunday evening, a list of available products is sent to all of our registered customers by e-mail. Customers must place their order for the week no later than Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Orders can be placed here on our website. Ordering through this web site is our preferred method as it is designed to reduce the amount of time it takes us to process orders as well as provide you with detailed information about our products.
When do I pay?
We accept cash or checks when you pick up your order. Because we may have to adjust your total then (to account for unnanounced items you decide to purchase or items that were unexpectedly unavailable), we do not accept advance payment on the website.
When and Where do I pick up my order?
From 3:00pm til 6:00pm on Fridays, customers can pick-up their produce at the Becker Location, which is 50152 Scribner Lake Road.
Why Support Locally Grown?
Enhance your local economy: By purchasing produce and other items from local growers you are providing stability to your local economy through the support of local businesses.
Save natural resources: Buying locally makes you an invaluable link in the process of saving resources such as fossil fuels and packaging materials. Also, we are right here in your community so the expense of transportation and delivery is kept to a minimum.
Provide learning opportunities: Locally Grown supporters provide member growers the means to help educate our community about the importance of sustainable agriculture.
Supporting a way of life: The number of small farms in the United States has decreased dramatically in the last decade. Please help us preserve an honest and worthy means of making a living.
We believe that small, diverse, family-owned farms contribute to society’s overall health.
How can I sell through this market?
If you’ve already created a customer account here, simply go to Our Growers and click on ‘If you would like to sell through this market, pleas tell us about yourself and a market manager will contact you.’. This will add you to our system and our market managers will contact you with the next step. We do charge 9% of your overall sales as a “table fee” for selling through the market. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish. Contact dustin.shields@hotmail.com if you want more information.
Who is the Amory Farmer's Market?
The Amory Online Farmers’ Market is a farmer run farmers’ market. We promote and facilitate sustainable farming and the sale of locally grown produce. Our goal is to connect local consumers with fresh, high quality produce from local family farms!
What If I Forget My Username or Password?
If you forget your password or user name go to the your account page and click “I forgot my password” and enter your email address. Your user name and a new password will be emailed to you.
Log in using the new information and then change your password to something you will remember on the your account page.
If this does not work or you experience other computer problems please report them to a market manager dustin.shields@hotmail.com.