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For orchards and fruit farms

Software for orchards

A few busy weekends, a farm store, cider and pies, and a wholesale list that changes with every variety. We set up U-pick tickets, the store register and ordering that turn a short season into steady sales.

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Built for orchards and fruit farms. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.

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U-pick this weekend
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Time slotVarietyBookedStatus
Sat 9:00 Honeycrisp 48 of 60 Open
Sat 11:00 Honeycrisp 60 of 60 Full
Sat 1:00 Gala 35 of 60 Open
Sun 10:00 Macoun 52 of 60 Open
Built around your blocks and the tools you run.

Where orchards start

  • Bookings

    Timed U-pick tickets, paid ahead

    Slots by day and variety with a cap per slot, paid at booking, so the parking lot and the trees are never overrun.

    • Timed tickets with capacity
    • Paid at booking, fewer no-shows
    • Weather updates sent to ticket holders
    Bookings and agritourism

  • Farm store

    A register for the farm store and the stand

    Fruit by the peck, cider, donuts and pies rung up fast, with every sale in the same books as online orders.

    • Fast checkout on busy weekends
    • Tap to pay at the stand
    • Sales by product and day
    Farmers market and point of sale

  • Fruit shares

    Fruit shares that fill the slow weeks

    Members pay ahead for fruit through the season and pick up at the store, keeping cash flowing between U-pick weekends.

    • Season fruit shares
    • Pickup lists by week
    • Renewals by card on file
    CSA and subscriptions

  • Wholesale

    Stores and bakeries order by variety

    A weekly list by variety and grade, with bushel pricing and standing orders for stores, bakeries and cideries.

    • Availability by variety
    • Bushel and case pricing
    • Standing orders for regulars
    Wholesale ordering

Works with what you already run

Already on one of these? We work with what you have before suggesting a switch.

  • Square
  • Shopify
  • Local Line
  • Barn2Door
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Mailchimp
  • Google Sheets

See what this looks like for your business

Tell us what you make. We send back a short plan and a price.

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How it works

  1. Tell us what you make

    What you make and what you use now. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer.

  2. Get a short plan

    Keep this, replace that, connect these, and the cost.

  3. We set it up

    Setup and migration done for you. You approve before anything goes live.

  4. Run it or hand it off

    Take it from there yourself or keep us on for the upkeep.

A good fit if

  • Most of your year happens on a few fall weekends
  • U-pick crowds outgrow the parking lot
  • Wholesale buyers order by phone

Questions

What software do orchards use for U-pick?

Orchards use timed-ticket booking tools, often alongside Square or Shopify for the farm store. Selling tickets ahead caps crowds, cuts no-shows and gives you cash before the weekend.

Should an orchard sell U-pick tickets in advance?

Many orchards moved to timed tickets to control crowds. It also lets you send weather and variety updates to everyone booked.

How do fruit shares work?

Members pay at the start of the season for a weekly or every-other-week share of fruit and pick up at the farm store. The software handles payments and pickup lists.

Can my orchard show up on Madeline's?

Madeline's maps independent farms on its makers map and lists makers that ship, such as cider and preserves makers, on the marketplace.

Get a plan and a price

Tell us what you make and what you use today. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer. We reply by email with what we would keep, what we would change and what it costs.

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