This page does not have a description.
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?
- Why is there a fee of overall sales?
And here are some answers:
Are there membership fees?
This is a not for profit market. The market is designed to connect area farmers to working families on the go. The working expence of the market is shared. The Member will have a 5% cover charge added to the total amount of the order. Since this a farm direct sale there is no sales tax added. Sample fee’s are as follows:
$20.00 @ 5% is $1.00
$40.00 @ 5% is $2.00
$100.00 @ 5% is $5.00
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 24 hours before the market delivery time. For example: for a Tuesday delivery We would need orders placed by Monday morning. For a Thursday market pickup we would need all orders placed by Wednesday morning. For a Saturday pick up all orders will need to be placed by Friday morning. Orders can be placed www.cheatham.locallygrown.net Ordering through this web site is Locally Grown’s 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. Required order dates and times will be changing. The only day this market will close is on Saturday. You can order Sunday to Friday.
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?
Exact pick up dates and times will be posted when this market opens.
Why Support Locally Grown?
Enhance your local economy: Be Local, Buy Local! By purchasing produce and other items from local growers you are providing stability to your local economy through the support of local businesses.
Convience: This is a great way for folks on the move. Between work and saturday outings is hard to find time to go to the market to get fresh homegrown food for the family. Shop at home, pick up on the way home from work.
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 ‘Join this Market’. This will add you to our system and our market managers will contact you with the next step. 3% of your overall sales will be charged to your account. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish. Contact j1day@earthlink.net if you want more information.
Why is there a fee of overall sales?
A fee will be used to set up and promote the Market in the market area. The more farmers we have in the membership the more options that will be open for advertising and promoting. The 3% fee will support this operation and pay the required fee’s to Locally Grown.