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How do you want to sell?
Supply to another shop
Whether you’re a farmer, grower, maker or artisan, it’s free and easy to supply to other shops on the OFN network. Create a profile, add your products, then connect with food hubs and farmers’ markets to expand your market.
Sell through your own shop
The Open Food Network gives you an e-commerce solution designed specifically for food and farming products, with affordable prices and all the features you need to succeed.
Set up a multi-vendor shop
Sell products from a variety of local suppliers (including your own) while managing backend processes such as payments, order logistics and pickup/delivery, all in one place. Set up a cooperative, take your farmers’ market online, or create a buying club in your neighbourhood.
Get started – 5 easy steps
Create a free account and set up your profile.
- All you need is 5 -10 minutes to create a free online account!
- Set up your profile with your name, description, images and social media links.
- You will now appear on the OFN map!
List products to sell or supply.
- With a free account, you can create an inventory of products you have available to supply to other shops.
- Upgrade to an affordable paid plan to set up a shop. Add your products and/or those from other producers around you.
- Set images, descriptions, prices, stock levels and flexible weights and measures.
- If you’re selling other people’s products, make sure you have the correct permissions set up with your suppliers.
Set up payment and shipping methods.
- For shops, set up at least one payment method so your customers can pay.
- You can include card payments with Stripe or Paypal, paying by invoice, cash on delivery/collection, cheques and with prepaid credit.
Let your customers know where and when they can get their items by setting up one or more shipping methods.
Create an order cycle to open your shop.
- An order cycle sets the opening and closing times for your shop and which products you are selling for that period.
- Having an active order cycle will open your shop to customers.
