innovative, high performing and easy to use solutions
for client management and marketing CSA baskets
developed in collaboration with a local community of agricultural producers and livestock farmers.
The best online marketing platform for CSA baskets
Call us for individual assistance
514 830-1497
Whether you are already well established or just starting up
Maferme offers you
There are a number of advantages to using localfarm
Which ones are you looking for ?
Innovate
Simple and efficient management for personalized baskets and purchasing groups.
Save time
Automation of numerous tasks: compilation of orders, member registration, follow-up on payments, management of vacations, etc.
Gain in visibility
More than 25 000 unique visitors from across Quebec in 2016.
Increase sales
Functions for special orders and complementary products in order to increase your sales per member.
Develop a network of delivery points
Connections with individuals, stores and businesses interested in becoming a delivery point for your farm.
A platform in your image
No more need to spend time and money on developing a website
- Logo and personalized banners
- Display of organic and other certifications (ex.: Québec Vrai, Bien-être animal)
- Unique web address for your farm (ex.: localfarm.co/delaturlute)
- “About” section on your farm
- Photo gallery and video
- Blog
- Search engine optimization
Néoferme d'la turlute @ Coopérative de solidarité Le vol du Colibri
Adopted by farmers like you
And members of recognized organizations
Jardins de Saint-Félicien
Certified organic farm and member of CAPÉ
By automating tasks, localfarm really simplifies our life! If we need help, the administrators are always available to answer our questions.
Jardins les Petites Écores
Jardins les Petites Écores
Maferme offers unparalleled customer support, on top of offering great tools for guiding us in our first steps on the platform! The personalized baskets met the demands of a more specific clientele and they were a success!
Jardins de Stéphanie
Farm in agriculture raisonnée and member of APMQ
Testimonials to come
With unparalleled customer support
Like in the good old days
Direct contact
- Telephone
- Response within 24h
Documentation and tutorials
- Set-up guide
- Marketing guide
- FAQ
- Video tutorials for farmers
- Video tutorials for members
Training
- By telephone
- By appointment, in Montréal
- By appointment, on your farm
Marketing the way you like it
Traditional or... personalized ?
Why not both ?
Personalized
The member chooses the entire contents of their basket from your available products.
Traditional
The member does not choose the contents of their basket and cannot exchange any products via Maferme.
Flexible +
The member may choose a portion of the contents of their basket by exchanging certain products via Maferme.
Online store
Without subscribing to a CSA, a person can order from available products, choose their delivery point and pay online.
Cooperative
Many farmers cooperate freely, via Maferme, to offer a variety of products delivered to the same delivery point, on the same schedule.
Special orders
Whatever your marketing strategy, it is always possible to create special order forms (ex: production surplus, complementary products).
Thanks to advanced functions
Easy and enjoyable to use
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Marketing CSA
- Personalized basket
- Traditional basket
- Online store
- Special order forms
- Cooperative
- Flexible +
- Multiple market entry points
Secure online payments
- Payment by check and credit card
- Payment by Interac, E-transfer and Paypal
- Follow-up on payments
- Multiple transactions
- Negative balances possible
- Open billing for corrections afterward
- Secured and billing by STRIPE
Data compilation
- Automatic report on orders in PDF format
- Data extraction in Excel, CSV format
- Order history
- Dashboard and statistics
Communication with members
- Automatic reminders
- Personalized notifications
- Integrated messaging system
- Synchronization with MailChimp
Administration
- Management of independent delivery points
- Management of members’ vacations
- Members’ selection of delivery point per order
- Follow-up on subscription renewals
- Several administrator accounts per vendor
- Personalization of farm and delivery point pages
- Management of member credits
- Management of products by variable weight
- Automatic reminders for administrators
- Synchronization with QuickBook®
ADVANCED WEB TECHNOLOGIES
- Adaptive design (cell phone, tablet, computer)
- Secure and confidential data
- Use of HTTP/2 for better performance
- Rendering in browser for faster interactions
- Re-rendered on server for rapid display
- Data caching system
- Stable API
At a cost adapted to your budget
With or without commission, your choice !
$145
Start-up
- Opening of account
- Training online and by telephone
- Marketing consulting services
2 %
Base commission on sales
- All functions activated and support included
- Based on marketing
- Minimum commission of $235/year (upfront)
- No minimum commission for students in agriculture-related programs of study (DEP, DEC, BAC)
+ 2,9 %
Credit card payment
Optional
- + 30¢ per transaction
- Invoiced by Stripe
+ 5 %
Member found by localfarm
Optional
- Commission for covering acquisition fees
- Only applies on the sales of the first year
- ou -
$7775
For life without commission
- All functions activated and support included
- Personalized and traditional marketing
- Lifetime use without base commission