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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.
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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.
