Managing a farm share CSA is plenty of work: You’re already out in the fields doing planting and harvesting, and figuring out how to take orders and collect payments can be a difficult task on top of your already-busy day. Fortunately, with a simple Google Form, the Payable Add On can turn that Form into a checkout that’s easy for your customers to use. And it’s easy for you, too! We even have a free template to get you started, so you can be taking orders before you have to go out to collect eggs from the henhouse.
Start by creating a Google Form that collects order information and use the Payable Add-On in order to collect payments all in the same place. You can create a one-time purchase option or set up a subscription for the season—or have both available! You can also add add-ons like a tshirt with your farm’s logo, switch it up to allow for extra orders for strawberries when the crop comes in, or even set up a donation option for those who want to help community farmers.
You can also collect more standard information, like whether they’ll pick up their produce or if they’d rather pay for delivery. And if you customize your CSA boxes, you can even add multiple choice options for which produce they prefer—and which things they really hate.
Bonus: All of your order information is captured in a convenient Google Sheet so you know exactly how many boxes you need to put together each week.
Payable even has a free Template for Farm Share CSAs to get you started. Once you’ve make your form, head to Google Forms and get the Payable Add-On! Set up takes minutes, and you’ll be ready to start taking orders and picking asparagus in no time. And there are no fees: Payable only makes money if you do. Simply connect to your payment processor (like Stripe, Square or Paypal) and start bringing in cash. You can even add a small credit card surcharge to cover payment processing fees (usually between 2-4 percent depending on your payment processor), and incorporate a delivery/shipping fee if needed.
