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description: The origin story of LocallyGrown.net - from failed cooperative to pioneering agricultural platform serving 100+ markets across North America. description: The origin story of LocallyGrown.net - from failed cooperative to pioneering agricultural platform serving 100+ markets across North America.
date: 2025-09-08T23:13:31.219Z date: 2025-09-08T23:13:31.219Z
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- locallygrown - locallygrown
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- locallygrown - locallygrown
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- **60 active growers** using the platform - **60 active growers** using the platform
- **1,500 regular customers** placing 200 or more weekly orders - **1,500 regular customers** placing 200 or more weekly orders
- **$10,000-12,000 in weekly sales** flowing through the system - **$10,000–12,000 in weekly sales** flowing through the system
But the real validation came from replication. The platform expanded to support **50+ markets processing orders across North America** (and then 75, 100, and more), with **10 more markets getting started** at any given time. Each market operated independently with its own subdomain, branding, and community, but shared the same robust technical infrastructure. But the real validation came from replication. The platform expanded to support **50+ markets processing orders across North America** (and then 75, 100, and more), with **10 more markets getting started** at any given time. Each market operated independently with its own subdomain, branding, and community, but shared the same robust technical infrastructure.
@ -238,5 +238,5 @@ _This is part one of a series documenting the creation, evolution, and rescue of
2. The 23-Year Rescue Mission: Saving Agricultural Innovation from Technical Extinction 2. The 23-Year Rescue Mission: Saving Agricultural Innovation from Technical Extinction
3. The Architecture Challenge: Translating 19 Years of Rails Logic to Modern SvelteKit 3. The Architecture Challenge: Translating 19 Years of Rails Logic to Modern SvelteKit
4. Crisis Response: When Launch Day Goes Wrong 4. Crisis Response: When Launch Day Goes Wrong
5. Lessons from the Solo Developer + AI Trenches 5. Lessons from the Solo Developer Using Modern Tools
6. The Future: Building on Modern Foundations 6. The Future: Building on Modern Foundations