Garden Growers
People growing fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers and suitable produce at home.
Turn the fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers and suitable produce you grow into something other people can buy. GrowHive gives home growers, allotment growers and small producers a marketplace where they can create a profile, list available produce and reach customers.
Growing food does not automatically make you a commercial farm. Many people grow fruit, vegetables and herbs in gardens, allotments, small plots, polytunnels and other spaces and sometimes have more produce available than they need.
GrowHive is designed to bring those growers into the same marketplace as farms, farm shops and independent producers, giving customers more ways to discover food from real people who grow it.
You can list produce when it becomes available and adjust your listings as quantities and harvests change.
GrowHive is designed to make selling homegrown produce accessible to people beyond traditional commercial farms.
People growing fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers and suitable produce at home.
Growers with suitable surplus produce, subject to the rules applying to their allotment.
People producing on a smaller scale who still want a professional place to sell.
Growers who only have products available at particular times of year.
The exact products you can list depend on GrowHive's marketplace rules and any requirements applying to the product, but homegrown produce can cover a wide range of categories.
Seasonal vegetables grown in gardens, plots and growing spaces.
Browse vegetables âBerries, orchard fruit and other suitable homegrown fruit.
Browse fruit âFresh herbs and other suitable crops grown by smaller producers.
Browse herbs âFlowers, plants and suitable seasonal growing products.
Browse flowers âSuitable independent producer products where the relevant requirements are met.
Browse producers âSuitable surplus crops when your harvest produces more than you need.
Browse produce âGrowHive gives you your own seller presence and tools for listing the produce you currently have available.
Register with GrowHive and start setting up your grower presence.
Tell customers about you, what you grow and your growing setup.
Create listings for the products you currently have available.
Decide what you have, how much is available and your selling price.
Configure the delivery, collection or shipping options appropriate to you.
Customers can discover your produce and order through GrowHive.
GrowHive's supporting grower guides explain the areas that need more detail without turning this page into a rules manual.
Find out what to consider when your garden, plot or seasonal harvest produces more than you can use.
Read the surplus produce guide â Sell responsibly Grower Rules & SafetyRead the GrowHive guidance covering seller responsibilities, produce safety and relevant marketplace requirements.
Read grower rules & safety âCustomers are not only buying a carrot, bunch of herbs or basket of apples. They can also learn more about the grower behind the produce.
Your GrowHive presence can help customers understand who you are, where you are based, what you currently have available and which fulfilment options you offer.
Over time, your profile can also help build familiarity and reputation with returning customers.
Different growers and products need different fulfilment options. Use the methods available through GrowHive that suit your setup and listings.
Offer collection where appropriate and where your seller setup allows it.
Set local delivery options that make sense for your location and products.
Suitable products may be offered for shipping where that fulfilment method is appropriate.
Give people another way to discover produce grown by independent sellers.
Build a recognisable grower presence rather than appearing as an anonymous product listing.
You do not need the same stock every week of the year.
Set the price for the produce you choose to list.
List what you have rather than pretending you have unlimited stock.
Grower history and customer feedback can become valuable as you continue selling.
Homegrown produce is naturally limited. A tomato plant, apple tree or row of beans does not produce endless stock, and GrowHive should reflect that.
When your available quantity changes, update the listing. When a crop is gone, mark it unavailable or remove the listing until you have something new to sell.
This makes GrowHive particularly suitable for seasonal growers who may have several weeks of one crop followed by something completely different later in the year.
Use the GrowHive guides for detailed help with surplus produce, rules, seasonal selling and larger farm sales.
Thinking about selling what you grow? Ask questions about listings, surplus produce, seasonal availability and selling through GrowHive.
Ask other growers and the GrowHive community about getting started.
Create your GrowHive grower account, build your profile and start listing suitable homegrown produce when it becomes available.
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