This week
Open or closed, the hours, which stalls are coming and what is on stage. A volunteer can change it the night before.
Farmers market website design that follows your market's year
- Vendors
- Shoppers
- Sponsors and volunteers
- Anyone on Google
A market's site has a different job in February than in July, so I plan yours around the calendar. You pay once, $899, $1,499 or $2,999, and most markets could be live within a week of sending me their text and photos.
Five pages that do most of the work on a market site
Each one answers a different person. Together they fit inside the smallest package.
Vendors
Sorted by what they sell, because people come for eggs or bread and rarely know a farm's name.
Apply to sell
Dates, fees and rules above the form, so applicants read them before they email you.
Visit
A map that opens navigation on a phone, then parking, transit, dogs and how vendors take payment.
Support us
Sponsors, volunteers and donations, with the people already helping named and thanked.
A North York food market I built, with a page for each of its eight departments
Hot table, smoked fish, daily bakery, fresh produce: shoppers land on the counter they came for. A farmers market gets the same build with one page per vendor.
- The phone number and address sit at the top of the page, and a call button stays on screen.
- Catering has its own page, the way your stall rental or sponsorship could.
- A blog is ready for news, which suits a weekly market post.
Which package fits the size of your market
The count of vendors usually decides it, since each vendor page is a page.
Up to 10 pages. A small market with the five pages above, vendors listed together, and a contact form for stall enquiries.
Up to 20 pages. Room for a page per vendor at a mid-size market, a news section for the weekly post, Google Business Profile integration, and a training session for whoever keeps it current.
Unlimited pages, so every vendor gets one however many you have. Custom forms handle a full vendor application, with file uploads, and it is ready for e-commerce or booking.
Prices are in CAD and paid once. Domain and hosting run about $100 to $200 a year, paid to your registrar and host in your own name. See everything each package includes.
What a vendor application should ask, and what each answer saves you
This is the page your winter runs on, so every field has a job.
| The form asks | What you get from the answer |
|---|---|
| Business name, contact person, phone | You can call about a stall without searching your inbox. |
| What they sell, and whether they grow or make it | You see a third bakery coming before you say yes, and you keep the mix you want. |
| Which market days they want | The season schedule starts from the form, with no spreadsheet of email replies. |
| Tent size, power, vehicle access | You can draw the layout before opening day. |
| Insurance and food papers, as a file upload | Whatever your insurer and public health unit ask for arrives with the application. |
| A photo and two lines about the business | Once you accept them, that is their vendor page. |
| A tick box for your market rules | You have their agreement on record, with the date. |
Each application lands in your inbox, a bot check keeps spam out, and I test every form before launch.
A few of the businesses I have worked with
Two owners on what it was like to work with me
The studio has a rating of 5.0 from 52 Google reviews. Read them all.
"We are very happy that found a professional who could help to our growing business with building a professional website with online store, SEO, locating our business on Google map and some other related services. Lubomir is very reliable, responsible and trusted professional who is always there for us and ready to help."
"Did not expect such a good job! It was so easy β I just provided the services I offer and my company name, and in 4 days my website and Google Maps were done. Really good job!"
Other food and community sites, and what a market can borrow from each
None of these is a market, and each one solved a problem yours will have.
Family honey farm, Ontario
On this honey farm website the harvest notice sits on the first screen. Your opening date belongs in the same spot.
European deli, Richmond Hill
This deli website splits deli, bakery and meat into category pages, with hours and location one tap away. Vendors sorted by product work the same way.
Youth soccer academy, Toronto
Families join programs through a registration form without phoning. I built this soccer academy site with the kind of form a vendor application needs.
Fine-dining restaurant, Thornhill
The menus on this restaurant website are editable, with no developer involved. A vendor list can be set up the same way for a volunteer.
What market boards ask me before they decide
- How much does a farmers market website cost?
- A small market with ten pages or fewer pays $899. Twenty pages is $1,499, and $2,999 removes the page limit and adds custom forms. You see the number in writing first, and it is a single payment.
- Can volunteers update the site themselves?
- Yes. I set up the parts that change each week, such as the vendor list and the news, so a volunteer can edit them without touching the design. The $1,499 package includes a training session.
- What happens to the site when the market closes for winter?
- The first screen switches to next season's opening date and the vendor application. People who search in January then find something to act on.
- We have few good photos. Is that a problem?
- Send what your vendors and volunteers took last season. I crop and compress them so the page stays fast, and you can swap in better ones once the market opens.
- Will the site help people find us on Google Maps?
- The site carries local business markup and the same address and hours as your Google profile. Setting up the profile itself is a separate Google Maps setup service.
- Can shoppers pre-order from vendors online?
- Yes, on the $2,999 package, which is ready for e-commerce or booking. An online store is quoted once the catalogue and pick-up rules are scoped.
- Do you work with markets outside Toronto?
- Yes, across Ontario, by phone and online. If your market is in the city, I also have a page on farmers market websites in Toronto.
Tell me about your market and I'll send a fixed price
How many vendors, how many market days, and whether you have a site now. You get the number in writing before any work starts.
Liubomyr Lukaniuk. You talk to the person who builds the site.- A reply usually within one business day
- +1 (647) 563-9114
- info@leadlls.com