What a family farm website needs to do
Farm customers search for pickup days, farm stand hours and what is available this week. They also want to know how the food is grown and whether you sell wholesale. A site with a seasonal list, a calendar and an inquiry form answers all of that without a phone call.
Farms change with the weather, so the site should be easy to update. Keep the seasonal availability on one page you can edit through the monthly small edits, and use a separate wholesale page for restaurants and stores so retail customers are not confused by bulk terms.
People searching for a family farm usually decide in seconds. Your site should answer the questions below before they have to ask.
See what is in season
Weekly or monthly availability
Find pickup and market days
Dates and locations
Ask about wholesale
Restaurants and stores
Learn how it is grown
Your methods in plain words
Timing matters. Planting, harvest and holiday seasons change what customers want most.
The pages a family farm website needs
A family farm site does not need dozens of pages. It needs the right few, each doing one job:
- ✓Home with seasonal highlights — shows what is available
- ✓What we grow — crops, animals or products
- ✓Where to buy — stand, market and pickup
- ✓Wholesale — a form for businesses
- ✓About the farm — the story people trust
Need a page for every service or town you cover? The larger packages give you room to grow.
Mistakes we see on family farm websites
- ✓Out-of-date availability — customers drive out for nothing
- ✓No pickup instructions — confusion on pick-up day
- ✓Mixing retail and wholesale — hides the right path
Getting found: SEO basics for a family farm
- ✓Name what you grow and where — "local farm eggs and vegetables"
- ✓Publish seasonal availability
- ✓Add a wholesale page — a different buyer
Cheap Cheap Websites sets up the essentials on every build, and Monthly SEO adds new pages every month when you are ready.
Sample sites that could be yours
These are real samples we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words.
What a family farm website costs
Most family farms fit Business Plus: $989 one-time for up to 20 pages, because they need a home page, a what we grow page, a where to buy page, a wholesale page and an about page. Websites are priced one-time, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
What we ask a family farm for
We will ask what you grow, your selling channels, pickup details, wholesale terms and farm photos.
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
Websites for related businesses
Farm stands · Farmers market vendors · Cottage food businesses · Vacation rental hosts
Planning guides and features
What a family farm website costs · Family farm website launch guide
