Welcome to the New Welcome to the New York State Vegetable York State Vegetable

Growers On-Line Growers On-Line Shipper DirectoryShipper Directory

A web-based produce sourcing platformA web-based produce sourcing platform

The NYSVGA website The NYSVGA website provides growers provides growers with . . .with . . .

The ability to provide commercial The ability to provide commercial produce buyers with real-time information produce buyers with real-time information regarding produce availability.regarding produce availability.

The ability to update contact and product The ability to update contact and product availability on an as-needed basis.availability on an as-needed basis.

The opportunity to gain exposure to new The opportunity to gain exposure to new buyers and markets looking to buy buyers and markets looking to buy vegetables grown in New York State.vegetables grown in New York State.

The NYSVGA web-site The NYSVGA web-site provides buyers with . . .provides buyers with . . .

The opportunity to source New York State-The opportunity to source New York State-grown produce on a single website.grown produce on a single website.

The opportunity to sort information by The opportunity to sort information by specific growers’ names, product, and/or specific growers’ names, product, and/or location.location.

The grower contact information necessary The grower contact information necessary to initiate contact and conduct a sales to initiate contact and conduct a sales transaction.transaction.

The online shipper directory page is The online shipper directory page is accessed through a accessed through a

password protected screen.password protected screen.

New users complete a registration New users complete a registration process to begin using the process to begin using the

online shipper directory.online shipper directory.

Growers fill in their contact information Growers fill in their contact information so buyers have a variety of methods of so buyers have a variety of methods of

contact in order to arrange a sale.contact in order to arrange a sale.

Growers can easily add a new Growers can easily add a new commodity to their listings as soon as commodity to their listings as soon as

the crop is available for sale.the crop is available for sale.

Buyers also fill in a registration form. Buyers also fill in a registration form. Buyers are required to provide some Buyers are required to provide some

type of verification regarding their type of verification regarding their position as a vegetable buyer.position as a vegetable buyer.

Once a buyer is registered, he/she has a Once a buyer is registered, he/she has a variety of options to use to view the produce variety of options to use to view the produce

available from NYS growers. One screen available from NYS growers. One screen displays all of the commodities available displays all of the commodities available

from all of the growers on the site.from all of the growers on the site.

If buyers are looking for a specific If buyers are looking for a specific commodity, they can also choose the commodity, they can also choose the

crop from the commodity listing. crop from the commodity listing.

Buyers can easily see who has a specific Buyers can easily see who has a specific crop available and click on the crop available and click on the

supplier’s name in order to supplier’s name in order to obtain contact information obtain contact information

Growers and commodities can be sorted by Growers and commodities can be sorted by buyers in alphabetical order or reverse. In buyers in alphabetical order or reverse. In addition, buyers can sort by starting and addition, buyers can sort by starting and

ending date for crops.ending date for crops.

Buyers will also be able to sort the Buyers will also be able to sort the grower information by region grower information by region

in New York State.in New York State.

Benefits of the site include . . .Benefits of the site include . . .

Ease of use:Ease of use: updating crop information takes just updating crop information takes just seconds for the grower.seconds for the grower.

Essential information availability:Essential information availability: Buyers can easily Buyers can easily source the New York State-grown produce through the source the New York State-grown produce through the site. Produce availability is easy to locate and contact site. Produce availability is easy to locate and contact information is at their fingertips.information is at their fingertips.

Economic impact:Economic impact: New York State-grown product will New York State-grown product will be easily located and sourced, providing benefits to the be easily located and sourced, providing benefits to the growers providing the product and to the buyers who growers providing the product and to the buyers who are looking to fill orders requesting NYS-grown are looking to fill orders requesting NYS-grown product.product.

Thank you to the New Thank you to the New York Farm Viability York Farm Viability Institute for fundingInstitute for fundingthis projectthis project

Please contact the Please contact the New York State New York State Vegetable Growers Vegetable Growers Association for more Association for more information on this information on this project.project. www.nysvga.orgwww.nysvga.org

info@nysvga.orginfo@nysvga.org

315-687-5734315-687-5734