If you have questions, we have answers!
If you have a question that’s not answered here, please contact Lance at cape@locallygrown.net or at 573-349-0880. For routine questions, email is preferred over a phone call.
Here are some frequently asked questions:
- Are there membership fees?
- Will I have to buy vegetables I don't want?
- How do I order?
- When do I pay?
- When and Where do I pick up my order?
- Why Support Cape Locally Grown?
- How can I sell through this market?
And here are some answers:
Will I have to buy vegetables I don't want?
With Cape Locally Grown you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the farms that you want. The weekly email lists the produce, milled products, fresh flowers, and artisan goods available that week, and you can browse the items on this website before you place your order.
How do I order?
Each Thursday morning the Market opens. Customers must place their order for the week no later than Monday at 8:00 p.m. Orders can be placed here on our website.
When do I pay?
We accept credit cards on the website or cash or checks when you pick up your order.
When and Where do I pick up my order?
On Wednesday, customers can pick-up their order at one of our drop-off points:
—Dennis Scivally Park on Cape Rock Drive in Cape Girardeau (4:30 – 5:30 pm)
—Green’s Garden at Patton Junction (7:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
OR opt for home delivery for residences in Cape Girardeau or Jackson
Why Support Cape Locally Grown?
Enhance your local economy: By purchasing produce and other items from local growers you are providing stability to your local economy through the support of local businesses.
Save natural resources: Buying locally makes you an invaluable link in the process of saving resources such as fossil fuels and packaging materials. Also, we are right here in your community so the expense of transportation and delivery is kept to a minimum.
Provide learning opportunities: Locally Grown supporters provide member growers the means to help educate our community about the importance of sustainable agriculture.
Supporting a way of life: The number of small farms in the United States has decreased dramatically in the last decade. Please help us preserve an honest and worthy means of making a living.
We believe that small, diverse, family-owned farms contribute to society’s overall health.
How can I sell through this market?
If you’ve already created a customer account here, simply go to Our Growers and click on ‘If you would like to sell through this market, please tell us about yourself and a market manager will contact you.’. This will add you to our system and our market managers will contact you with the next step. We do charge a market fee of 15% of your overall sales. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish. Contact Lance Green at cape@locallygrown.net if you want more information.