There’s a place here for the food you make.

A few rows of vegetables. A family ranch. A busy kitchen. Help people find your food and the right way to buy it.

Introduce your food business Choose how customers find you

Seed work at County Rail Farm / Field Five Flowers on May 25, 2022. USDA/FPAC photo by Preston Keres. Visit the story of this farm and its stand.

Your food. Your way of doing things.

You can take part as an independent grower or food business. You do not need an online store or a food hub membership.

Tell people what you grow or make, the community you call home and how to buy from you. A clear introduction gives a new customer somewhere to begin, whether that means a call, a visit to your stand or an order through your usual store.

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You know your food.
You choose how to sell it.

Keep the arrangements that work for your business. People can discover food here, then order and pay directly with you or the seller you work with.

A call or a conversation

A public ordering number and a little guidance can be enough. You can take part without an online store or a live inventory feed.

A helpful detail: when to call, what is in season, or how far ahead to place an order.

Your stand, market or pickup

Help someone plan a visit with a public pickup location, days and hours. Keep private home details separate from places customers can visit.

A helpful detail: whether customers can drop by or need to arrange pickup first.

Your store or food hub

Send customers to the store that already takes your orders. When a hub sells your food, people should be able to understand who made it and who is selling it.

A helpful detail: the right ordering link, order deadline and available pickup or delivery arrangements.

Food for a bigger kitchen

If you supply restaurants, schools or other groups, share the quantities and arrangements you can offer. Buyers need those details to plan.

A helpful detail: your exact pack or case size, advance notice and confirmed service area.

See the other side of the conversation: find food as a household or explore buying for a group.

A few words can get you started.

Put the words you would share with a new customer in one place. You can keep a temporary draft, copy it or print it before sending an introduction. Already know what to say? Go straight to Hopa.

Put your food business into words.

Start with a few everyday details. Your introduction takes shape as you type. Continue with these words in the application when you are ready.

Use only details you would share publicly. A town is enough; leave out your private home address and private contact details. Nothing is sent to Hopa here. Use Keep draft to save these public details in this browser tab for 30 minutes. Copy a draft you want to keep longer.

A first introduction

Start anywhere. You can leave unfinished details for later.

Public business or farm nameTown or community

What do you grow, raise, make or sell?A few foods and their season, if you know it.How can customers buy from you?An online store, public ordering phone, market or pickup arrangement. Include when to order or visit, and say if a buying route is still being arranged.A little about your business (optional)

Your introduction, so far

This is a working draft. Copying or printing it does not submit it to Hopa.

My food business introduction

Draft for review. Nothing has been submitted or published.

Public business or farm name: [To add]

Town or community: [To add]

What I grow, raise, make or sell:
[To add]

How customers can buy:
[To add]

These are details I am preparing to share publicly. A private contact for Hopa can be provided separately.

My food business introduction Draft for review. Nothing has been submitted or published. Public business or farm name: [To add] Town or community: [To add] What I grow, raise, make or sell: [To add] How customers can buy: [To add] These are details I am preparing to share publicly. A private contact for Hopa can be provided separately.

Add a detail to make a draft you can keep.

How to share it with Hopa

Let’s introduce your business.

Start with what you grow, raise, make or sell, your community and a way for Hopa to reach you. An independent farm or food business can take part in its own right.

Introduce my business

Bring food from several producers together? Introduce your food hub.

Hopa reviews your introduction, buying details and permissions before publication. Sending an introduction does not publish a listing or activate seller access by itself. Your private contact stays separate from the buying details you choose to share. About your privacy.

Already sent an introduction? Return to your introduction with the same email to see its status, read Hopa’s reply or provide requested details and photos.

Your season changes.
Your listing can, too.

Already listed? Your seller tools bring your business details, foods and proposed changes together. Use the seller access Hopa has activated for you.

Open my seller tools

Listed but have no access yet? Ask Hopa about an invitation so you can work on your existing listing.

Your story & ways to buy: Update your business introduction, public contact and buying arrangements. Your approved version stays visible while Hopa reviews material changes.
Your food & availability: Add or update the food you manage here, including exact selling units. Pause your own listings immediately when they should stop showing.
Food from your online store: Where an approved store connection is available, choose which food to bring in. Keep source-managed products and prices in that store; your tools explain the difference.

Part of a stronger local food community.

Hopa Mountain’s local food work connects producers, hubs, pantries and families. Explore its network and resources, including support for emerging and established food hubs.

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