As consumers spend an increasing amount of time online, your Buyers’ expectations are being conditioned by billion-dollar brands. In fact, 93% of American adults purchased from Amazon in 2020. They have made it easier than ever to buy online, and customers no longer want to waste time purchasing the same products they know they will need next month.

Seattle, WA – March 18, 2021 – Barn2Door, Inc., a Seattle-based food+tech startup that powers thousands of farmers across the country who sell direct-to-market online, today announced it has partnered with Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes.

As Farmers look to sell direct-to-market, it is important to consider how to attract and grow your customer base. Farms with a large, diverse set of customers enjoy more consistent sales, ongoing demand and better resilience. There are a variety of options for Farmers to reach potential customers, including word of mouth, email, and social media.

Navigating all the nuanced requirements of Farmers is not straight forward. To help Farmers navigate the challenges of proper accounting, Barn2Door has integrated with QuickBooks Online (QBO) --- the best-in-class small business accounting solution. Together, the integration provides Farmers with GAAP-compliant accounting software that automatically syncs all Farms sales transactions occurring in their online store.

Back in Spring 2020 we sat down with Grant Sheeder of Sheeder Cloverleaf Dairy to share his story of transitioning to direct to consumer sales paired with direct delivery. He found great success with marketing his door-to-door milk delivery service on social media and has continued to grow his operations through 2020. We recently caught up with Grant to see how his dairy business has evolved after moving online with Barn2Door.

In January 2020, we spoke with Jessica Evans of Evans Family Farm to learn more about her experience transitioning their Farm to online direct to market sales. Our initial conversation occurred well ahead of the pandemic. Recently, we caught up with Jessica to get the scoop on how her Farm business has navigated the past year.

Seattle, WA - February 06, 2021 - Mailchimp (@Mailchimp), an all-in-one marketing platform for small business, and Barn2Door, Inc. (@Barn2Door), a Seattle-based food+tech startup that powers 1000s of Farmers across the country who sell direct online, announced an official partnership to help Farmers increase sales by providing an integrated email marketing experience with Barn2Door + Mailchimp.

We work with thousands of Farmers across America, and love building useful software for Farmers to manage sales, marketing and logistics. Based on feedback from Farmers, our product and engineering teams build features and tools to make the lives of Farmers easier --- saving them time and helping them achieve consistent sales. For delivery day, Farmers have Pick and Pack lists, and can print invoices, receipts --- and now labels!

In 2016, Ash and Ben Clark purchased 68 acres of Farm land in West Chazy, NY. Sacred Roots Maple is a family Farm rooted in keeping maple traditions alive. Their story is rich in history. In fact, many of the maple trees have been in constant production since the 1800s. What started as a passion project for Ben, quickly grew into a thriving family business. Ben has actually been involved in sugaring for 20 plus years. He started as a young teen, working on the same Farm with the original owner --- learning about the property, how to tend the trees, and the process of producing syrup.

Joelle and Jared Orem run Orem Farms, a 40-acre family Farm located in Northeast Indiana. Jared is a fourth generation Farmer who was raised to grow food, he knows how to work the land and produce quality crops. Joelle has a background in marketing and events with a Bachelor’s Degree in Design from Indiana Wesleyan University; she is a creative thinker with a heart for family, farming, and her local community. Together, their well rounded skills have enabled them to grow the family business.