For processors

You make a good harvest last

A field gives too much at once and then nothing for months. You are the one who turns that rush into jars, dried goods, cut produce and sauces that carry a season through the year.

We want processors who work the way a home kitchen does: real ingredients, nothing you'd only see on a lab label.

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Why you matter

  • Less of the harvest is wasted

    What a grower can't sell fresh this week can still reach a table, because you preserved it.

  • Prepared food you can recognise

    We believe processed food and preservatives are part of what's hurting us. Your work shows it doesn't have to be that way.

  • Growers get another buyer nearby

    When you source from growers in the network, their harvest stays in the community.

Our rules for processors

These keep the community honest and the food local. See what we accept for the standards each food has to meet.

  • Every ingredient in a meal or prepared item must be something normally found in a home kitchen. No ingredients known by a scientific or chemical name, and no such additives or preservatives.
  • List every ingredient on each prepared item. Buyers see the full list and how many ingredients there are, and we really like minimal ingredients.
  • Ingredients come from foods that meet the standards for those foods.
  • When you pack an order for pickup or delivery, food never touches plastic in transit. Pack it in paper, glass, metal, wood, cloth or beeswax wrap. No plastic bags, film, clamshells or plastic-lined containers. For jars, use lids that keep plastic off the food, such as glass lids with rubber rings. Ice and cold packs never touch the food, wrapped or not. A cooler is fine when the food inside is packed in something that isn't plastic.
  • You set your own prices. CFT never sets, suggests, caps or changes a price.
  • Keep it true. Your listings, prices and availability must be accurate and current. If something changes, update it or pause the listing.
  • You are responsible for knowing and meeting the rules that apply to your products, such as licences and food safety.

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