How it works

American Share Market is a free marketplace for American farms and every kind of ag business. Sellers keep 100%. Here's how everything works.

Buyers

Find a stand

For buyers

Search by food, farm, or state. You can also browse categories, the map, or a state's list. Empty lists say nobody is there yet.

Map and states

For buyers

The food finder map and each stand's state help you see what is near you. Only real stands are shown.

Open the map

Buy and check out

For buyers

You pay the seller. The seller gets the full item price. If card pay is not on for that stand, you message the seller or use their own pay link.

Shop the market

Tip the site at checkoutComing later

For buyers

A tip that supports the site is not part of checkout yet. The tip on the cart, if you add one, goes to the seller, not to us. It is never required.

Support this seller

For buyers

Some stands show buttons the seller filled in, such as a tip or a shop link. That money goes straight to the seller. We take nothing. If a stand has no buttons, nothing is shown.

See stands

Monthly supporter plan

For anyone who wants to help the site

A voluntary monthly plan can support the site. It shows only when that link is turned on. It is never required, and it is not a gift to a farm.

How we pay the bills

Group buys

For buyers

When a real group buy is open, you can join it. If none are open, the page does not invent one.

Group buys

WIC and Senior badges

For buyers

A seller can say they take WIC or Senior market benefits. That is self-reported. Ask at pickup. The badge does not change search order.

Search stands

Contains on food

For buyers

A food listing can show a Contains list the seller checked. It may not list every allergen. Ask the seller.

Allergen guide

What's in season and recipes

For buyers

A month-by-month crop list, plus short recipes, is free to read. Crop lists link to real stands only when those stands exist.

What's in season

Pickup and delivery

For buyers

Each seller sets pickup, and delivery when they offer it. Food is not shipped out of the seller's state.

State rules

Farms and ag businesses

A free stand

For farms and ag businesses

Every kind of ag business can open a stand, including energy and green tech. The stand is free. You keep 100%. Your type never changes your place in search.

Open your free stand

Claim a directory listing

For a business already in the directory

If your name is already listed, claim it. Until you claim it, it stays a directory card, not your stand.

Your own support links

For sellers

On your stand you can add a tip link, a monthly link, a merch or art link, and a gift link. Each must be an https link you own. The money goes to you. We never touch it.

Edit a stand

WIC and Senior badges

For sellers who are approved

Check the boxes only if you are approved. Buyers see 'Seller says they're approved. Ask at pickup.' The guide links to official pages.

Approval guide

Allergen labels

For food sellers

You can check what a food contains. Buyers are told the list may not be complete. The written guide follows FDA's nine major allergens and is not legal advice.

Label guide

Guides, grants, and jobs

For sellers

Guides and recipes are free. The grants page links only to official grant pages. Farms and job seekers post jobs free. An empty list says nobody is there yet.

Guides

Group buys

For sellers

A group buy is optional. It does not change your rank. If you have none, nothing is shown.

Group buys

Done-for-you services

For sellers who want extra help

Logo, sign, marketing help, a printed QR kit, and a farm portrait are optional and paid. They never change where your farm shows up, and listing stays free.

See services

Home-made food

For food sellers

Home-made and cottage food stays in your state and follows your state's rules. The site does not give legal advice.

State rules

Ag startups

Start your ag business

For someone opening a business

A free checklist covers a name, a simple business type, state registration, a free IRS tax ID, local rules, and your first stand. It is general info, not legal or tax advice. We never collect an ID number.

Open the checklist

Looking for farms to try this

For ag businesses with a stand

You can add a short note so farms can email you. There is no fundraising on this site.

Open a stand

Ideas and problems

For members

Post an idea, a tool, or a problem that needs solving. Posting an idea in public can affect a patent later. Talk to a patent attorney or check uspto.gov before you post details.

Ideas

Ag energy and green tech

For energy and green businesses

The hub lists real businesses by type and state. Empty types say nobody is here yet. There is no carbon-credit market here.

Energy hub

Grants

For farms and ag businesses

Grant notes link to official pages, including REAP and NRCS when those programs are listed. Dates are copied from the official page, or we say to check that page.

Grants

Seed keepers

Seed bank

For anyone sharing seed

List seed to share or swap. It is free. Nothing is sold here. If the list is empty, it says no seeds are shared yet.

Seed bank

Seed vault

For keepers

Each variety can have a public record: plant, place, and notes. No personal info. The vault is a community network of growers, not a building. Nothing in the vault is sold.

Seed vault

Keeper updates and at-risk flags

For keepers

A Keeper grows a variety and saves seed, then logs a short year note. Counts are real. A variety with one keeper is marked at risk. None yet means no keeper yet.

See varieties

Backup packets

For keepers

You can mark that a backup packet went to a keeper in another state, only where state seed rules allow. The same seed notes apply.

Seed vault

Storage, rules, and beyond Earth

For keepers and readers

The storage guide is written and links to USDA and extension pages. State notes say seed sharing follows the rules where you live. Growing beyond Earth links only to NASA pages and makes no claim that a seed will leave Earth.

Growing beyond Earth

Everyone

How the site pays its bills

For everyone

Only the ways that are turned on are listed: optional buyer tips, a voluntary supporter plan, optional paid services, and labeled sponsor spots. Sponsors never change rankings. We never sell your info.

How we pay the bills

Affiliate standsComing later

For no one yet

Affiliate stands are switched off. Nothing about them is open to the public.

Photo credits

For everyone

Photos are illustrations or free-license pictures. They are not photos of member farms. Credits are on their own page.

Photo credits

Privacy, fraud, and safety

For everyone

Public pages do not show home addresses or emails. Fraud shield and Safety explain how to stay careful. We do not sell your info.

Privacy

Accessibility

For everyone

Settings include Simple mode, Large text, High contrast, Easy read, and Spanish. They stay on this device.

Settings

How money moves

Buyer

Pays the item price

Seller

Gets 100% of the item price

Optional tip for the site Coming later

Checkout does not send a tip to American Share Market. The tip box on the cart, if you use it, is a tip to the seller.

Support this seller

Those buttons use the seller's own link. The money goes straight to the seller. We take nothing.

Everything in the app

Questions

Buyers

Is it really free?

Yes. Looking around is free. A stand is free. Sellers keep 100% of the item price.

How do you make money?

Optional tips, a voluntary supporter plan, optional paid services, and labeled sponsor spots. None of these take a cut from a seller, and sponsors never change search order.

Do you ship food out of state?

No. Homemade and other food stays local. It follows the seller's state rules. Pickup or delivery is set by that seller.

Farms

Who can sell?

Farms and every kind of ag business, including energy and green tech. Listing is free.

Can I sell home-baked food?

Yes, if your state allows it. Food stays in your state. You follow your state's rules. This page is not legal advice.

How do I claim my farm's listing?

If the directory already has your name, open the directory and use the claim step. If you are new, open a free stand.

What are done-for-you services?

Optional paid help, such as a logo or a sign. They never change where you show up, and they never add a fee to your sales.

How do I take WIC benefits?

Check the box on your stand only if you are approved. Buyers are told to ask at pickup. The guide links to official state pages.

Seeds

What is a Keeper?

A person who grows a variety and saves seed each year, then writes a short update. The vault is a network of growers, not a building. Nothing in it is sold.

Everyone

Do sponsors get better placement?

Never. A sponsor spot is labeled. It does not move a stand up in search.

Is my address shown?

No. Home addresses and emails are not shown on public pages. Buyers reach a seller through the site.

Is the site live in my state?

The site is open. A state shows stands only when real sellers are listed. If nobody is there yet, the page says so.

How do I delete my account?

Open Settings and use Delete. That removes the account tied to your email.

Does a tip at checkout go to the site?

No. The tip on the cart, if you add one, goes to the seller. A tip for the site at checkout is not built yet.

How do I get help?

Email hello@americansharemarket.com. There is no phone line.