Since this is the first blog post, I thought I would talk a little bit about where this site came is and where I hope it will go.
This is a listing or directory site focused specifically on helping people find and buy from their local farmers, be they selling eggs, meat, veggies, and whatever else you can think of. The site’s other features are a blog that can be posted on by owners of listings, and a forum to discuss various topics that strike members’ interest and needs.
My hope is that this site can grow into a source of alternate supply chains, a place where every farmer, butcher, and rancher in the country can connect with their customers, answer their questions, and sell their goods directly. Where amateur gardeners can brag in the forums about their latest tomato crop and compare planting notes with other gardeners and farmers. Where blog posts can inspire people to learn and build new things of their own.
But those are just my hopes. Actually growing this site into that dream isn’t something I can do alone. That dream needs someone like you.