Think of foodbarter.com as Facebook for gardeners combined with the ability to share food and create an online food bartering community. It can also be a great way for restaurants and businesses to connect with farmers and find locally grown produce to meet their demands!
If you're looking for local produce for sale of for trade, you simply enter your zip code and see what registered neighbors and businesses have posted to the Food Classifieds. You can also view Grower Profiles to get an idea of what neighbors and farmers in your area are willing to share. It's not just about food, its about creating community!
Get started by following these steps:
Step 1) Join the foodbarter.com community...
Registering on FoodBarter.com is simple and free. Registering allows you to post and manage Food Classifieds listings and contact other registered community members.
Step 2) Setup your Grower Profile...
Many of the fields during registration are option but important if you want to get the most out of foodbarter.com. If you choose, you can make information about your garden or your business available so that other registered community members can see what you have growing or are willing to share! Why buy that new rototiller when the neighbor down the street is willing to share? There is also an online food journal where registered members can keep notes on their garden's progress throughout the year.
Step 3) Post listings in the food classifieds...
Post listings of food for sale or trade to the Food Classifieds and make sure to include a picture. Use common sense and remember that all transactions are independently managed and foodbarter.com is not responsible for any bad seeds...(this is where you have to make sure you read all that important legal stuff in our Terms of Use).
