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25 Articles in Farmers

5 Ways Food Hubs Can Reduce Administrative Burden

5 Ways Food Hubs Can Reduce Administrative Burden

August 24, 2026
7 min read

Explore the critical ways food hubs can reduce the administrative burden for their members and contribute to building resilient local food economies.

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Meet our 2026 Grantees: Chester County Flower Collective

Meet our 2026 Grantees: Chester County Flower Collective

August 7, 2026
4 min read

Meet the Chester County Flower Collective — five Pennsylvania flower farms and one hub director building a new wholesale hub, together, in their inaug...

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Meet our 2026 Grantees: Three Rivers Flower Cooperative

Meet our 2026 Grantees: Three Rivers Flower Cooperative

July 10, 2026
3 min read

Fifteen farms that have come together to offer a wide variety of unique and beautiful wholesale cut flowers grown in Western Pennsylvania soil!

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Customer Concentration: Why Does It Matter?

Customer Concentration: Why Does It Matter?

June 10, 2026
4 min read

Customer concentration refers to how much of your total sales come from any single buyer. It is a key piece of data when considering the health of you...

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How to Harvest & Store Peonies: A Grower's Guide from the Alaska Peony Cooperative

How to Harvest & Store Peonies: A Grower's Guide from the Alaska Peony Cooperative

June 3, 2026
11 min read

With decades of collective experience in Alaska's unique climate, the Alaska Peony Cooperative has built deep expertise in what it takes to bring exce...

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Meet Our 2026 Grantees: North Sound Flower Cooperative

Meet Our 2026 Grantees: North Sound Flower Cooperative

May 27, 2026
3 min read

The North Sound Flower Cooperative is a community of 14+ growers building a sustainable flower marketplace in the North Puget Sound region of Washingt...

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Meet Our 2026 Grantees: The Flower Collective of Central New York

Meet Our 2026 Grantees: The Flower Collective of Central New York

May 8, 2026
3 min read

The Flower Collective of Central New York is the region's first local flower wholesaler, founded to organize and simplify the wholesale flower shoppin...

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Hub Feature: Southern Kentucky Flower Exchange

Hub Feature: Southern Kentucky Flower Exchange

April 15, 2026
3 min read

Learn about the SOKY Floral Exchange, their origin story, and how Rooted is helping them reach their goals. They have over 20 member farms working col...

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Bring Your Wholesale Buyers Online with Rooted

Bring Your Wholesale Buyers Online with Rooted

April 3, 2026
7 min read

Introducing wholesale buyers to new systems can be daunting--but it doesn't need to be. Shifting buyers to an online ordering platform strengthens you...

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Internal Notes + Smart Tagging: Your Team's Collective Memory

Internal Notes + Smart Tagging: Your Team's Collective Memory

March 19, 2026
2 min read

Your hub runs on communication. Our new Internal Notes and Smart Tagging keep your whole team in sync — no more lost details, missed hand-offs, or 'di...

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Farm Shares: A New Way for Your Community to Invest in You

Farm Shares: A New Way for Your Community to Invest in You

March 18, 2026
4 min read

Inspired by the traditional CSA model, our new Farm Shares feature lets your community invest in your farm upfront. It gives you the capital you need ...

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Farmer Feature:  Thornfield Farm

Farmer Feature: Thornfield Farm

March 18, 2026
2 min read

Thornfield Farm, in Fincastle, VA, is owned and run by Susanna Thornton and her partner Alex. In addition to the farm, Susanna also runs the Blue Rid...

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Meet Your New Customer Diary:  Rooted’s Wholesale Buyer CRM

Meet Your New Customer Diary: Rooted’s Wholesale Buyer CRM

March 17, 2026
3 min read

Managing wholesale shouldn’t mean memorizing every buyer’s business details. Meet your new "Customer Diary"—a Wholesale Buyer CRM designed to offload ...

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Reclaim Your Bandwidth: Put Your Marketing and Logistics on Autopilot with Powerful Integrations

Reclaim Your Bandwidth: Put Your Marketing and Logistics on Autopilot with Powerful Integrations

March 17, 2026
2 min read

You didn’t get into farming so that you could spend hours manually syncing email lists or mapping out delivery routes. Our new integrations with Mailc...

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Your Farm, Front and Center: Introducing Updated Public Profiles

Your Farm, Front and Center: Introducing Updated Public Profiles

March 16, 2026
4 min read

Public profiles just got a major upgrade. New sections and features make it easier than ever to tell your story, showcase your products, and get disco...

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The Burnout Cure:  Reclaim Your Mental Bandwidth with Heavy-Lifting Tools

The Burnout Cure: Reclaim Your Mental Bandwidth with Heavy-Lifting Tools

March 16, 2026
2 min read

For business owners, the "hustle" is often romanticized, but the reality is much heavier. It’s a constant state of low-level anxiety—the "mental tabs...

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Abundant Blooms Interview with Rooted Founder

Abundant Blooms Interview with Rooted Founder

March 10, 2026
13 min read

Ruth Ann and Amelia dig into the origin story of Rooted, and discuss helpful insights for using the platform and the impact it has for growers.

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Rooted Just Got Better: New January Features

Rooted Just Got Better: New January Features

December 20, 2025
2 min read

Our newest features are meant to simplify operations, showcase your business, and unlock more opportunities for growth. Let's make 2026 your most succ...

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The 5 W’s + H of Starting a Hub, Coop, or Farm Collective

The 5 W’s + H of Starting a Hub, Coop, or Farm Collective

October 20, 2025
6 min read

At Rooted, we work with dozens of hubs, co-ops, and farm collectives across the country. We’re often approached by individuals or teams wondering if s...

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We're Launching Rooted for Food!

We're Launching Rooted for Food!

May 28, 2025
2 min read

We’re expanding — but our mission remains the same: to empower small and mid-size farms and hubs.

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Farmer Feature: Flower & Forged Farms

Farmer Feature: Flower & Forged Farms

May 7, 2025
5 min read

Hear from Mandy Herron of Flower & Forged Farms located in Rock Port, Missouri. Through engaging, hands-on tutorials shared across her social media ch...

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Farmer Feature: Wild Roots

Farmer Feature: Wild Roots

May 1, 2025
5 min read

Wild Roots is a specialty cut flower farm and floral design studio located in the charming town of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The Wild Roots crew is compo...

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Farmer Feature: Little Hen Farm

Farmer Feature: Little Hen Farm

April 25, 2025
4 min read

Christina Natale of Little Hen Farms is a specialty cut flower farm in North Haven, Connecticut. They focus on growing annual flowers on one acre, wit...

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Farmer Feature: Broadturn Farm

Farmer Feature: Broadturn Farm

April 14, 2025
4 min read

Broadturn Farm is a thriving flower and produce farm in Scarborough, Maine, growing around 4 acres of flowers for wholesale, CSA, farmstand sales, and...

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Farmer Feature: Farmer Lady Flowers

Farmer Feature: Farmer Lady Flowers

April 3, 2025
4 min read

Marisa Keris of Farmer Lady Flowers is a sustainable flower farmer and floral designer based in New Jersey. She grows specialty cut flowers on two acr...

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