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Local Line Joins US Foods® Direct to Put More Local Food on America’s Menus

Local Line has partnered with US Foods® to help farms and food hubs sell farm-fresh products nationwide through the US Foods Direct platform.
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January 21, 2026
10 min read

How Do Food Hubs Coordinate Orders and Deliveries From Multiple Farms?

Learn how food hubs coordinate orders and deliveries from multiple farms by organizing orders first, aligning pricing and fulfillment, and creating clear packing and delivery plans.
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How Farmers Can Manage Farmers’ Market Sales and Wholesale Orders in One System

Selling at farmers markets and to restaurants? Learn how farms can manage all sales channels in one system using shared inventory and pricing.
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Cattle

How Plan B Organic Farms Runs a 300+ Member CSA using Local Line

Discover how Plan B Organic Farm grew to 300+ weekly CSA customers, streamlined deliveries, and boosted retention using Local Line.
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Cattle

How This Australian Farm Doubled Meat Subscriptions in Half the Time with Local Line

Branch & Burrow streamlines meat sales, cuts packing time by 50%, and builds customer trust using Local Line, all from their 50-acre farm in New South Wales, Australia.
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Cattle

How Chicago Flower Market Doubled Sales in One Year with Local Line

Chicago Flower Market doubles sales with Local Line while streamlining orders, supporting Midwest growers, and simplifying wholesale flower distribution in Chicago.
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CSAs
Workshops
Recorded on October 02, 2025

Running a 500 Member CSA: Cooper's CSA Farm

Join us for a practical workshop with Steve and Lisa Cooper, seventh-generation farmers near Toronto, as they share insights from growing a thriving CSA with more than 500 members, including lessons learned, challenges faced, and strategies for building a resilient farm business.
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Australia
Workshops
Recorded on August 13, 2025

Selling Straight from the Farm: Online Sales Strategies that Work in Australia

Join us for a live workshop with Aussie farmers and ag experts who are making e-commerce work for their farms. They’ll share how they run their online sales, what tools they use, what models work best, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
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New Feature
Workshops
Recorded on July 10, 2025

Barcode Scanning: POS and Inventory Enhancements

Join us for a live workshop to celebrate the launch of our upgraded barcode scanning feature, now supporting both in-person sales and incoming inventory tracking.
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Courses and e-books

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Wholesale
E-book

Wholesale Readiness Program

This e-book library was created to guide you, the farmer, through all the steps needed to start selling to wholesale buyers.
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The Roadmap to Profitable Pick Up and Delivery roadmap
Marketing
Templates

60+ Farm Marketing Materials To Save You Time

Flyers, loyalty cards, business cards and much more. Boost your branding with these templates.
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The Modern Food Hub Manager’s Guide

See how leading food hubs automate workflows, improve accuracy, and scale regional food distribution. Includes supplier onboarding docs, checklists, and metrics to track!
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Latest videos

The Farmer's Guide to Selling and Marketing

Ready Farmer One

What if you could increase your farm sales, reach new customers, streamline your sales process, and get back all the time you spend at the farmers’ market? What if this was all possible from your office?
The right sales & marketing strategy makes all of this possible, and Ready Farmer One is the blueprint.  
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