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goMarketNC.com | How it works
http://gomarketnc.com/?page_id=2
How does it work?

goMarket is like a hybrid between a farmers market with advance sales and a
cooperative grocery store that is only open once a week. Farmers and other
vendors post what they have available and customers shop online and pick up
on Thursdays. Getting orders a couple of days in advance is a huge
advantage to the farmer. Now they can pick and deliver just what was
ordered, reducing food waste and letting them spending a little less time
manning a stand at the market. A little less time at market is a blessing
when you’re spending 70 hours a week in the field.
Who came up with the “Online Farmers’ Market” idea?

goMarket is built on top of the amazing software package, Locally
Grown<http://locallygrown.net/>.
Our founder, Eric Bowen, briefly used their flagship market, Athens Locally
Grown, while serving as interim director and farm manager at Spring Valley
Ecofarms <http://www.springvalleyecofarms.org/>, in Athens, GA. He was
impressed by how much it helped his farm and other beginning farmers, so he
decided bring the idea to his hometown of Durham, NC. We’re excited about
helping make it easier to shop local. The more people that support local
farmers, the stronger our local economy will be, which can translate into a
lot of jobs.