CSA Cart is a farm marketplace/shopping cart application for processing both CSA distribution requests and retail orders. Have a unique need? We will work with you to provide a solution!

If you are interested in CSA Cart, please email: inbox@michael-richardson.com

About: CSA Cart was initially developed for a fast-growing organic farm in Vermont that was spending more time processing CSA member distribution orders as the business grew. Since their CSA program was unique in that it offered CSA members a choice of products rather than a farm-selected distribution, they needed a specialized online marketplace tailored to their business model. CSA Cart has been created to streamline CSA distribution operations and to offer an online farm market where the general public can shop for farm-fresh produce and place orders.

CSA Cart allows CSA members to make distribution choices up to their share size without being charged for each item. CSA Cart then  ‘switches over’ to a normal retail market so that members are able to purchase additional produce at current market rates.

CSA Cart order management is easy with orders being accepted (ready to pack), packed (ready to deliver), and delivered (fulfilled). A convenient feature is the ability to print a harvest / field pick list for orders that are ready to pack, and an order summary report that can be used for deliveries.

CSA Cart allows you to organize your produce and products into convienient categories. Your inventory availability is easily controlled using a simple ‘Is Available’ flag. Inventory items may be flagged as ‘On Special’ to display these items along the right hand margin of every market page.

Do you offer eggs in addition to your normal produce distributions? No problem, CSA Cart will help to ensure that you deliver the proper number of eggs to each of your CSA members.

If you already have a website for your farm market, then adding CSA Cart is as simple as adding a link from your current web page(s) to your CSA Cart online farm market. If you don’t have a website yet, no problem… help is available to get you online.

For more information, please send an email to: inbox@michael-richardson.com.

Thank you for your interest!

Market/Urban-Style CSAs: While CSA Cart was originally created to support a single farm providing a flexible distribution to its members, the growth of interest in CSAs has resulted in a number of distribution models – including market-style variations where a number of farms deliver to a single distribution point. Organizers of these market distribution centers needed an application to help streamline administration and operation. CSA Cart 3.0 delivers that solution.

CSA Cart 3.0 supports:

  • Online Applications, with payments accepted through PayPal for automated membership.
  • Optional payment by cash or check by using system generated invoice.
  • Flexibility in application ‘rules’ such as: Offering early-bird discounts, Accepting initial deposits if applicant is unable to pay in full, and Configurable admin/fee structure to cover processing costs.
  • Table driven option groups (member farms) and options (shares).
  • Add-on order processing to allow members the option of ‘getting a little extra’.
  • Management support features to facilitate your back office accounting.

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