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Websites for farms that sell direct
Websites that sell what your farm grows.
Online ordering, bookings, seasonal hours and the pages Google actually ranks — built for u-pick orchards, CSAs, ranches and farm stands. Fixed prices. No sales calls. Live in about two weeks.
You own everything
Hosting & changes included
Built in Minnesota since 1999
Who it’s for
Built for the farms that sell to people, not to grain elevators.
If customers drive to you, order from you, or book with you, your website is your storefront. We build it around how you actually sell.
Agritourism
U-pick, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, farm events
Websites for agritourism
CSA & farm stands
Vegetable CSAs, farm stands, market growers
Websites for csa & farm stands
Meat & ranch direct
Grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, poultry, eggs
Websites for meat & ranch direct
Nurseries, wineries & creameries
Plant nurseries, vineyards, cideries, dairies, honey, maple
Websites for nurseries, wineries & creameries
What’s different
A farm website is not a restaurant website with a tractor photo.
Generic web designers build you a brochure. Your customers need a storefront that changes with the season. Every FarmerSites build includes the things that actually move product:
- Seasonal hours & live status
“Open today · Picking now: Honeycrisp” — updated from your phone, shown on your site and your Google listing.
- Ordering, CSA signup & tickets
We set up and integrate the platform that fits how you sell — Barn2Door, Local Line, Square, Shopify or built-in forms.
- Pages for the searches people make
“pumpkin patch near [town]”, “grass fed beef [county]”, “CSA [city]” — a page for each, with the structured data Google rewards.
- Changes included, every month
New season, new prices, new photos — email us and it’s done. No hourly invoices for a hours change.
“Our pumpkin patch site used to be a Facebook page. Now people book timed entry on Thursday night and we know how many hayride drivers to schedule.”
— Josh A.
10 daystypical first draft
27 yrsbuilding websites
$0hourly surprises
How it works
Four steps. One form. No meetings unless you want them.
- Tell us about your farm
Ten minutes on our Get Started form: what you grow, how you sell, what the website needs to do. No sales call unless you want one.
- We build it
Within 10 business days you get a complete site to review — real pages, your words shaped by us, your photos (or ours while you gather yours).
- You review, we refine
Two rounds of changes are included. We set up ordering, bookings, Google Business Profile and your domain.
- Launch & keep it fresh
We host it, back it up, keep it secure and make your monthly changes. You update hours and news from your phone.
Pricing
Real prices, on the page, like you’d expect at a farm stand.
One-time setup, then a flat monthly fee that covers hosting, security, backups and your changes. Month-to-month after six months.
Roadside
A beautiful, fast site that tells people where you are, when you’re open, and what you sell.
$49/month
+ $1,495 one-time setup
- Up to 6 pages (Home, About, What we grow, Visit, FAQ, Contact)
- Seasonal hours & status banner you update yourself
- Google Business Profile setup & map
- Contact and inquiry forms
Most farms pick this
Harvest
For farms that sell online: CSA signups, farm-stand orders, tickets and bookings.
$79/month
+ $2,995 one-time setup
- Everything in Roadside, up to 12 pages
- Online ordering, CSA signup or ticketing (your choice of platform, we set it up)
- Bookings & events calendar
- Weekly update / blog with “what’s in the box” template
Homestead
A custom-designed site for destination farms, wineries, creameries and multi-business operations.
$129/month
+ $4,995 one-time setup
- Everything in Harvest, unlimited pages
- Custom design — not a template — built around your photography
- Photography & copywriting direction
- Wholesale portal, club memberships or multi-location setups
Not sure which? Compare plans in detail or just pick “not sure” on the form — we’ll recommend one.
Example sites
See what a FarmerSites build looks like
Four complete demonstration sites — one for each kind of farm we build for. Click through every page.
Hollow Oak Orchard
Agritourism · U-pick apples & pumpkin patch · Minnesota · Harvest plan
Open the example sitePrairie Wind Farm
Vegetable CSA & farm stand · Wisconsin · Harvest plan
Open the example siteRed Gate Ranch
Grass-fed beef & pastured pork, sold direct · Iowa · Harvest plan
Open the example siteJuniper Hill Vineyard & Creamery
Winery, tasting room & farmstead cheese · Michigan · Homestead plan
Open the example site
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Questions
The things farmers ask us first
Do I have to talk to a salesperson?
No. The Get Started form is the whole intake. We’ll email you questions if we have any, build the site, and send you a link to review. If you’d rather talk, book a call from the confirmation email — but nobody will cold-call you.
I’m not a “real” farm — we have 12 acres and a pumpkin patch. Is this for me?
Yes. Most of our customers are small, family-run and seasonal. If you sell something you grow or raise directly to the public, this is built for you.
Do I own the website?
Yes. The design, content and domain are yours. If you ever leave, we export everything and hand it over. The monthly fee covers hosting, security, backups and changes — not a licence to your own site.
Can you use my existing ordering system (Barn2Door, Local Line, Square, Shopify)?
Yes, that’s the normal case. We integrate what you already use rather than making you switch. If you don’t have one yet, we’ll recommend the cheapest option that fits how you sell.
What do I need to provide?
Your logo if you have one (we can make a simple one if not), photos, and answers to the intake form. We write the copy from your answers. Most farms spend about two hours total.
Ready for a website that sells what you grow?
Ten minutes on our intake form. A complete site to review in about ten business days. No sales calls, ever.