BONUS Quick Tips for Selling More Farm Products for the Holidays
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and you might be thinking, "It's too late to pull off a holiday promo." But guess what? It's not. This time of year, your customers are already in buying mode -- planning meals, prepping for gatherings, and looking for unique local gifts. Which means there's money sitting on the table right now for your farm. In this episode, I'm showing you how to grab it. In this week's episode, I'm giving you plug-and-play ideas for last-minute Thanksgiving offers you can launch this week -- even if you feel behind. You'll learn: 🥕 How to theme your offers around gratitude, comfort food, and giving 🎁 Creative ideas like "Feed the Need Bags," "Thanksgiving Sides Boxes," and "12 Days of Local Goodness" bundles 💡 How renaming or retagging your products can make them feel brand new 🕯 Smart ways to use Local Line's features, like category pages, coupon codes, tags, and the Box Builder—to pull together a holiday collection fast 🧠 A bonus idea for cross-sells and upsells that boost average order value (and a feature I hope Local Line adds soon!) Even if you only have a few hours to work on it, this episode will inspire you to create something simple, festive, and profitable before the holiday rush passes you by. Want more plug-and-play offer formulas you can use all year long? 👉 Grab my free guide: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/offer Thank You to Our Podcast Sponsors: Local Line: Local Line is my farm's preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy-to-use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise. Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2025. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Farm Marketing School: Marketing doesn't have to feel overwhelming! Farm Marketing School is my step-by-step system for building a profitable farm marketing plan. Inside, you'll get access to bite-sized marketing projects like: 📆 Creating a promotion calendar that drives consistent sales 🛠️ Setting up & optimizing your Google Business Profile 📧 Writing high-converting emails (nurture, promotions, onboarding) 🗣️ Collecting & using customer testimonials effectively 🔍 Auditing & improving your sales funnel 💬 Monthly live coaching calls for answers to your burning questions Each project includes a workshop and step-by-step plan so you can take action and see results without the overwhelm. Join here: 👉 www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms (Cancel anytime!) Helpful Links: What email provider do I use? I recommend Kit.com (formerly ConvertKit.com) -- it is easy to use, powerful, and getting better every year. It also integrates with most e-commerce providers and tools. Use my affiliate link! 💛 Support the Podcast: Love the My Digital Farmer Podcast? You can help keep the show going! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode. ⭐️ Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts—it helps other farmers find the show. Share this episode with a fellow farmer or small business owner.
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338 How to Manage Your Farm Facebook Group Between Seasons
This week's episode was inspired by an email from a listener named Jenna, who wrote in with a fantastic question: "As our season ends in December and the next CSA won't begin until spring, I'm wondering how you handle your private CSA Facebook group between seasons. Do you create a new group each year, or do you maintain the same group and remove members who don't continue?" If you run a CSA, you've probably wrestled with this too. What do you do with your private Facebook group when the season ends? Do you close it? Keep it open? Kick people out who don't renew? In this episode, I unpack exactly how I manage my own CSA group, what's worked, what hasn't, and share a roadmap to help you decide what's best for yours. Because your Facebook group isn't just a communication tool… it's a connection tool. It's what helps people feel like they belong; and when they belong, they stay. In this episode, you'll learn: The real purpose of your CSA Facebook group (hint: it's about building community, not just sharing logistics) The three main ways to manage your group at the end of the season -- and the pros and cons of each Why I now keep my group open year-round and DON'T remove non-members How to keep engagement alive through the off-season How to position your Facebook group as a perk of membership Why "grooming" your group matters, and what to do with members who don't renew This conversation will help you see your CSA group for what it truly is -- a powerful relationship and retention tool that keeps customers coming back season after season. Thank You to Our Podcast Sponsors: Local Line: Local Line is my farm's preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy-to-use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise. Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2025. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Farm Marketing School: Marketing doesn't have to feel overwhelming! Farm Marketing School is my step-by-step system for building a profitable farm marketing plan. Inside, you'll get access to bite-sized marketing projects like: 📆 Creating a promotion calendar that drives consistent sales 🛠️ Setting up & optimizing your Google Business Profile 📧 Writing high-converting emails (nurture, promotions, onboarding) 🗣️ Collecting & using customer testimonials effectively 🔍 Auditing & improving your sales funnel 💬 Monthly live coaching calls for answers to your burning questions Each project includes a workshop and step-by-step plan so you can take action and see results without the overwhelm. Join here: 👉 www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms (Cancel anytime!) Helpful Links: What email provider do I use? I recommend Kit.com (formerly ConvertKit.com) -- it is easy to use, powerful, and getting better every year. It also integrates with most e-commerce providers and tools. Use my affiliate link! 💛 Support the Podcast: Love the My Digital Farmer Podcast? You can help keep the show going! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode. ⭐️ Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts—it helps other farmers find the show. Share this episode with a fellow farmer or small business owner.
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337 How to Build a Simple Referral Engine for Your Farm
What's the best way to get new customers for your farm? Answer: Word of mouth. And the best part? You already have a loyal fanbase! You just need to activate it. Okay so how do you do that? In this episode, I show you how to build a simple referral system that runs quietly in the background and brings in your dream customers—the ones who are already pre-sold by someone they trust. You'll learn: Why referrals work better than ads (and cost you way less) 5 ingredients of an irresistible referral offer When and how to ask for a referral (timing is everything) Real farm examples by product type (veggies, meat, flowers, cheese) A step-by-step checklist to build your own referral system this month PS: Want to build systems like this for your farm? Join us inside Farm Marketing School this winter where I'll be helping my students build out a simple referral element in their business step by step. Thank You to Our Podcast Sponsors: Local Line: Local Line is my farm's preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy-to-use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise. Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2025. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Farm Marketing School: Marketing doesn't have to feel overwhelming! Farm Marketing School is my step-by-step system for building a profitable farm marketing plan. Inside, you'll get access to bite-sized marketing projects like: 📆 Creating a promotion calendar that drives consistent sales 🛠️ Setting up & optimizing your Google Business Profile 📧 Writing high-converting emails (nurture, promotions, onboarding) 🗣️ Collecting & using customer testimonials effectively 🔍 Auditing & improving your sales funnel 💬 Monthly live coaching calls for answers to your burning questions Each project includes a workshop and step-by-step plan so you can take action and see results without the overwhelm. Join here: 👉 www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms (Cancel anytime!) Helpful Links: What email provider do I use? I recommend Kit.com (formerly ConvertKit.com) -- it is easy to use, powerful, and getting better every year. It also integrates with most e-commerce providers and tools. Use my affiliate link! Ep 334 The Anatomy of a Great Email Offer — An Audit https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/38448215 Ep 319 How to Create a VIP Customer Strategy for Your Farm Part 1 https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/36953035 💛 Support the Podcast: Love the My Digital Farmer Podcast? You can help keep the show going! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode. ⭐️ Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts—it helps other farmers find the show. Share this episode with a fellow farmer or small business owner.
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When Your Best-Selling Farm Product Disappears - Inside a FMS Coaching Call
What would you do if the product your customers loved the most—the one they buy first, talk about the most, and happily pay premium prices for—was suddenly GONE… and you knew it would be two years before you could sell it again? This happened to one of my Farm Marketing School members, Stacie. She raises meat and sells a monthly membership that gives her customers first access to everything. But as of this month… her freezers are completely out of beef. Zero inventory. And she won't have more until 2027. She came to our group coaching call in full-on panic mode: "How do I keep selling when I don't have the thing everyone wants? What if my customers leave? What if they go to my competitor? What if my membership loses value?" The coaching that followed turned into one of the most powerful conversations we've had inside FMS. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing real excerpts from that Farm Marketing School coaching call. And between the clips, I jump in with my commentary to unpack the lessons you must hear—because even if you don't sell beef, I promise you… this conversation is about YOU. We'll explore: ✅ Why making assumptions about your customers will keep you stuck ✅ How scarcity can actually make your product MORE valuable (if you position it right) ✅ The mindset shift every farmer must make if they want to grow and evolve ✅ How running out of product might be the very thing that leads to your next breakthrough offer This episode will challenge the way you think about "problems" in your business—and may just help you see your current roadblock in a totally new way. Thank You to Our Podcast Sponsors: Local Line: Local Line is my farm's preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy-to-use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise. Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2025. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Farm Marketing School: Marketing doesn't have to feel overwhelming! Farm Marketing School is my step-by-step system for building a profitable farm marketing plan. Inside, you'll get access to bite-sized marketing projects like: 📆 Creating a promotion calendar that drives consistent sales 🛠️ Setting up & optimizing your Google Business Profile 📧 Writing high-converting emails (nurture, promotions, onboarding) 🗣️ Collecting & using customer testimonials effectively 🔍 Auditing & improving your sales funnel 💬 Monthly live coaching calls for answers to your burning questions Each project includes a workshop and step-by-step plan so you can take action and see results without the overwhelm. Join here: 👉 www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms (Cancel anytime!) Helpful Links: What email provider do I use? I recommend Kit.com (formerly ConvertKit.com) -- it is easy to use, powerful, and getting better every year. It also integrates with most e-commerce providers and tools. Use my affiliate link! 💛 Support the Podcast: Love the My Digital Farmer Podcast? You can help keep the show going! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode. ⭐️ Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts—it helps other farmers find the show. Share this episode with a fellow farmer or small business owner.
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335 Rinse and Repeat — This Simple Farm Marketing Hack Will Save You Time
As farmers, we live and breathe systems. We know when to seed, when to transplant, when to harvest. It's all about rhythm and routine. So why do we make our marketing so much harder than it needs to be? When I finally embraced this one simple mindset shift in my marketing — rinse and repeat — everything changed. Suddenly I wasn't recreating the wheel every season. I was building campaigns that got easier, faster, and more effective with time. I wish I'd adopted this sooner. In this episode, I unpack the powerful (and often overlooked) marketing hack of repeating what worked — instead of starting from scratch each season. I'll show you how to systematize your promotions so they become as routine as planting cucumbers in May. You'll walk away with permission to simplify and a plan to do it better next time — by doing what you already know works. This episode is a quick but powerful reframe for farmers who feel like marketing is always "starting over." Don't miss it. Homework Challenge 🎯 Your challenge this week: Pick ONE promotion from this past season that worked well — and save it in a place where you can easily find it next year. Label it. Archive the emails. Screenshot the social posts. This is your first rinse-and-repeat system. You're building your marketing vault. Thank You to Our Podcast Sponsors: Local Line: Local Line is my farm's preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy-to-use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise. Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2025. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Farm Marketing School: Marketing doesn't have to feel overwhelming! Farm Marketing School is my step-by-step system for building a profitable farm marketing plan. Inside, you'll get access to bite-sized marketing projects like: 📆 Creating a promotion calendar that drives consistent sales 🛠️ Setting up & optimizing your Google Business Profile 📧 Writing high-converting emails (nurture, promotions, onboarding) 🗣️ Collecting & using customer testimonials effectively 🔍 Auditing & improving your sales funnel 💬 Monthly live coaching calls for answers to your burning questions Each project includes a workshop and step-by-step plan so you can take action and see results without the overwhelm. Join here: 👉 www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms (Cancel anytime!) Helpful Links: What email provider do I use? I recommend Kit.com (formerly ConvertKit.com) -- it is easy to use, powerful, and getting better every year. It also integrates with most e-commerce providers and tools. Use my affiliate link! 💛 Support the Podcast: Love the My Digital Farmer Podcast? You can help keep the show going! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode. ⭐️ Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts—it helps other farmers find the show. Share this episode with a fellow farmer or small business owner.
CSA farmer and marketing specialist Corinna Bench from MyDigitalFarmer.com and Shared Legacy Farms brings you the My Digital Farmer podcast, revealing the best online marketing strategies you can apply to your retail farm business to help you grow your leads and sales. These days, it's not enough to just grow your product. You've got to be able to sell it too. In this podcast you'll be exposed to the fundamentals of marketing theory and practice so you can apply them to your own business.We'll cover marketing funnels, copywriting, website messaging, CSA marketing, lead generation, brand building, social media, customer retention, Facebook ads, sales pages, Facebook groups, YouTube, Instagram, email marketing, and stellar customer service. We also interview other farmers to find out what's working (and not working) in farm marketing so you can feel more confident in your ability to convert leads, increase sales, and build a strong brand for your farm.
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