If you’re a local farm that does farm share or Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes for subscribers, you’re likely getting ready for spring and summer harvest time. And that means figuring out the simplest way to take orders and collect cash on an ongoing basis, without paying huge subscription fees or losing a hefty chunk of your profits on setting up a website. Fortunately, Google Forms and the Payable Add-On can make collecting information and cash from your clients simple. And you won’t need a new website or hours spent on web development to get up and running! In fact, Payable even has a free Google Forms template to get you started—and no subscription fees are required.
Use the Google Form template designed for grocery subscriptions to get you started—all you have to do is copy the Template and customize it to your needs, then set up the Payable Add-On. In under 20 minutes, you can have it shared with your newsletter list, on social media, and on your website. You can customize your order for to get whatever information you need:
- Set up farmshare boxes for one time or weekly/ongoing period of time delivery (As you set up your order options, you can choose to set up a weekly or monthly payment using our subscription functionality)
- Add pickup or delivery preferences
- Collect address/name / phone
- Insert any produce preferences
- Choose size of the basket
- Agree to a service agreement
- Have fun merchandise? Add things like a one-time t-shirt order or donation option
If you need more help, we have a step-by-step tutorial here, or this full-length video can walk you through setting up your Form in-depth: