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CSA, clubs and subscriptions
CSA and subscription software for farms and food clubs
CSA shares, cheese of the month, a quarterly honey box. We set up sign-ups, prepay, skips, swaps, pickup sites and delivery days, and remind members before their box.
Built for farmers and makers. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.
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Shares
A program built around what you can produce
Share sizes, seasons, add-ons and prepay or monthly billing, set up so the box count matches the harvest.
Pickup and delivery
Every box knows where it is going
Members pick a site or delivery day when they join, and the pack list and reminders follow from that.
| Site | Boxes | Reminder |
|---|---|---|
| Farm stand | 34 | Sent Wed 5pm |
| Riverside Market | 28 | Sent Wed 5pm |
| Home delivery | 24 | Sent Wed 5pm |
Works with what you already run
Already on one of these? We work with what you have before suggesting a switch.
- Harvie
- CSAware
- Farmigo
- Local Line
- Barn2Door
- GrazeCart
- Recharge
- Skio
- Bold
- Appstle
- Cratejoy
- Open Food Network
What is included
CSA or club program designed around what you can produce: share sizes, seasons, add-ons, prepay vs monthly
Sign-up, billing, pickup site and delivery route management in one tool
Member emails and texts for pickup reminders, box contents and swaps
Your club listed in Madeline's Clubs when it fits, shipped by you, bought from you at wholesale
See what this looks like for your business
Tell us what you make. We send back a short plan and a price.
How it works
Tell us what you make
What you make and what you use now. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer.
Get a short plan
Keep this, replace that, connect these, and the cost.
We set it up
Setup and migration done for you. You approve before anything goes live.
Run it or hand it off
Take it from there yourself or keep us on for the upkeep.
A good fit if
- You run a CSA on a spreadsheet and a Venmo account
- You want recurring revenue from existing customers
- You make something people run out of every month
Questions
What is the best CSA software for a small farm?
It depends on whether members customize boxes, how they pay and whether you deliver. CSAware, Local Line, Farmigo and Barn2Door each fit a different kind of program. We match the tool to how your shares work.
Can members skip a week or swap items?
Yes. Skips and swaps have a cutoff before pack day, and the pack list updates on its own.
Can I run a monthly club instead of a CSA?
Yes. On Shopify we set up a subscription app for monthly or quarterly boxes, prepaid or billed each cycle.
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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