2022 - Volume #46, Issue #1, Page #06
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“Farmzy” Brings City Folks To Your Farm
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The project started when the Graffs realized there was a need to better acquaint people with their food source. “There is a gap between urban and rural people in understanding food production,” they say.
Farmzy was their answer for bridging this gap. After launching in 2020, the Graffs partnered with the Government of Alberta to become the official online booking platform for Alberta Open Farm Days. This connection continues today, and the platform now accepts year-round bookings for hosts and visitors.
Hosts create listings that advertise their farm products and experiences, which potential visitors then sign up for directly through the site. The farms maintain complete control over their listings on the site.
The Graffs shared, “Signup is quick, and it makes it so farms don’t necessarily need to pay for and manage their own websites. The Farmzy platform makes it easy to manage sales and inventory and control availability calendars, guest limits and bookings. After the event, secure payments are made directly to the host farm’s bank account.”
In this way, Farmzy gives the general public access to a community of farmers and experiences they might not have otherwise known existed.
To date, Farmzy has had over 200 farm listings and has booked close to 20,000 visits, generating income for the host farmers in the process.
Listing your farm is free and involves a 10-minute signup process. Just follow the “List Your Farm for Free” link on the Farmzy website. The platform is currently exclusive to Canada, but there are plans to expand into the U.S. within the next two years.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Farmzy (info@farmzy.ca; www.farmzy.ca).
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