Eugene startup Local Food Marketplace has created an online organic food aggregator to connect farmers with consumers.
Eugene startup Local Food Marketplace has created an online organic food aggregator to connect farmers with consumers.
The site introduces farmers to consumers who might otherwise not attend a farmers market, due to a busy family life or disability.
Meanwhile, sales through the Eugene Local Foods site are doubling annually, now as high as 100 orders a week. While [employees] Frazier, Ernandes and McCann say it’s a labor of love — none are taking a salary from the business — Local Food Marketplace is angling toward future profits by garnering 2 percent to 3 percent of revenue from partner sites.
A busy week of 100 orders, which average about $30 each, brings $3,000 through the Eugene site. Sales in Edmonton — Alberta’s capital — often reach $9,000 during a busy week. In Santa Cruz, Calif., the site does about $6,000 per week when busy.
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Read about the partner Willamette site.
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