You may have these questions!
Here are some answers.
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?
- In my Cart, why are there red lines through some items?
- How do I take things out of my Cart?
- Will I Be Charged If I Don't Pick Up My Order
And here are some answers:
Are there membership fees?
To help us provide farm tours, educational programs, and to help us with our overhead costs, we ask that you pay an annual fee of $25 per household for one calendar year. Currently we are only asking for $1 for the annual fee to become a market member.
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?
By Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning you are able to start browsing and placing orders online. Customers are encouraged to place their order for Saturday no later than Thursday evening or Friday Morning. We need time to ensure your products are available. any orders placed after we will try our best to fill your requests! Its our pleasure. Orders can be placed here on our website.Our website is nice because 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 cards when you pick up your order. Currently we do not accept advance payment on the website.
When and Where do I pick up my order?
PICK UP ORDERS…from
Lakeland – Saturday 10 – 4 pm. at our location 839 N Massachusetts Ave
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 ‘Join this Market’. This will add you to our system and our market managers will contact you with the next step. We do charge a one-time-only fee of $40 (which we can deduct from your sales) as well as 10% of your overall sales. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish. Contact *Michael at aquaorganics@gmail.com * if you want more information.
In my Cart, why are there red lines through some items?
The items with red lines through them are things you put in your cart that we have since taken off the market. Don’t worry—Just proceed to check out and they’ll get removed automatically. It’ll even show the items to you and say exactly why they’re being removed from the order.
How do I take things out of my Cart?
No problem! A customer can take items out of the cart just as easily as putting them in. In the cart itself, on the upper left corner of the market page, each item has a “remove from cart” button that will remove it from the cart.
Will I Be Charged If I Don't Pick Up My Order
We hope that you keep your commitment to your order. We understand if you have an emergency please send us note and we can work out another potential pick up. Please keep in mind we are a small business and we rely on your fulfillment to your order.
Thank you!