Getting Local Food to Local People

Digital Marketing for Farms and Food Businesses

Digital marketing tools can help you reach more customers. But learning to build a website or optimize your social media takes time and energy. We've connected with Dane Johnson, a digital marketing expert in Fargo to offer you free, personalized assistance. Then we created a series of webinars to teach you the basics of online sales and social media marketing.

It's all taught by local ND farmers and service providers and it's all completely free. We're able to do this thanks to funding from North Central Sustainable Ag Research and Education (SARE) and a grant from the USDA AMS Farmers Market Promotion Program.

Get One on One Support for Your Website, Online Store, or Social Media

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We've collected online marketing toolkits for farmers and webinar recordings from other farmer education orgs. You can find them on our Resources page.

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Marketing Help

We've partnered with Dane Johnson, a digital marketing expert in Fargo. Dane will set up a one on one personalized session to help you with your website, online store or social media marketing.

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View Recordings of Our Marketing Webinars

Online Marketing for Farms and Food Businesses Part A

June 18, 2020 12pm - 1pm

Engage Your Customers in the Off Season, October 20, 2020 (Part 2)

Learn tips and tricks to take photos for social media that capture your viewers' attention.

Presenter: Clint Saunders, Associate Professor of Art and Photography at Dakota College at Bottineau

Engage Your Customers In the Off Season, October 20, 2020 (Part 1)

Learn to engage your customers and grow your following on Facebook and Instagram. Part One is all about social media.

Presenter: Erica Kale of Kale Social Co.

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Online Marketing for Cottage Foods August 6, 2020

Learn about regulations related to online sales of cottage foods and how two ND farmers use their websites to market meat, eggs, and more.

Facilitator: Stephanie Blumhagen

Presenters:

Jayme Calavera, First District Health Unit
Kara Winkler, Glimpse of the Prairie
Jen Skoog, Our Family Roots Farm

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Online Marketing for Local Food June 18, 2020

Learn how to get started with online marketing and use social media to reach your customers.

Facilitator: Dane Johnson

Presenters:

Jazmine Schultz, Prairie Sky Breads
Rachel Utecht, Off the Deck Hot Sauce
Holy Mawby, gardendwellers FARM

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