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by JoeDaDude 3136 days ago
Very nice! Next step: steer users to where they can get the produce. I would suggest teaming up with Community Supported Agriculture [1] where people can buy stuff right off the farm with subscription.

[1] https://www.localharvest.org/csa/

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Here in Berkeley there's this amazing company https://www.imperfectproduce.com/ that delivers veggies that are not nice enough for markets.
I've used a CSA before and it was nice to get random assortments of fruits/vegetables that I otherwise wouldn't buy. But the convenience of just shopping online for what you want is lost.

That's why my friend started Market Wagon[0] which acts as a middle-man between farmers who have crops and people who want to buy the food. The experience is like shopping on Amazon but you're buying local.

[0]: https://marketwagon.com

> Next step: steer users to where they can get the produce.

This is very location specific to NYC but I've always used this site to get local farmer's market info: http://www.whatisfresh.com/

I would like that too. In the LA area I have no idea where to get veggies that have been grown locally.
As a LA/OC local, we have tons of farmer's markets near us. The two powerhouses are the Wed Santa Monica Market and Sunday Hollywood market, but there are several others depending on the city you live in.