Frequently Asked Questions

Les formulaires de contact peuvent seulement être accédés par un utilisateur enregistré. Les utilisateurs peuvent être contactés en cliquant sur leur nom de l’utilisateur créé par la signature au bas du contenu soumis que vous regardez. Vous devrez fournir une adresse de courriel valide.

BuyFromTheFarm.ca provides an information link in the direct from the farm to consumer marketing channel. Our purpose is to provide the best information, accessible in the most flexible manner, to the consumer who wishes to purchase products directly from the farm, or who wishes to support other businesses who do so. This is a Partnership between BuyFromTheFarm.ca and the farms and businesses who list with us.

We recognize our place in this channel. Our success is wedded to the success of our Partners, and the contribution we make to that success. Thus we will continue to improve both the information we present, and the way the consumer can find our site useful.

BuyFromTheFarm.ca was designed with these goals:

Flexible Search Capabilities

BuyFromTheFarm has site wide keyward search capabilities using the 'Search' function at the bottom of every page. In addition, all listings can be refined by various criteria, including 'Province', Product' and 'Listing Type'. Lists can also be sorted according to a number of criteria.

Maps

Every Partners Listing and every Event Listing is linked to a street map from Google Maps to show the location of the farm, business or event. This will aid the consumer who is planning a trip, making it much easier to find.

Personal Contact Forms

We do not publish email addresses. Each registered user will have a personal contact for which may be used by the consumer to contact them directly. Our servers will send the message on behalf of the user concealing the partners email address.

Support for both official languages

BuyFromTheFarm.ca is designed to support both english- and french-speaking users equally. Translation of the text shown in menu items, help text and search terms is about 75% complete at this writing, and we hope to have the fully bilingual site active by mid-July.

The contact forms can only be accessed by a registered user. Users can be contacted by clicking on their user name in the created by signature at the bottom of the submitted content you are looking at. You will need to provide a valid Email address.

If we tested every recipe, we would all be overweight!

We rely on the contributors' good taste, and we check the recipe for grammar, clarity and spelling before allowing it to be posted. If we make changes, the contributor is often contacted to review the changes before we approve the recipe.

Registered users are able to post comments on each recipe, if they wish to sing its praises, or to offer suggestions for changes. If you do try a recipe, please take the time to let people know what you thought of it.

If you have a favourite recipe, please submit it, as long as its ingredients include locally available items.

When you configure your profile, you will be asked for your address, city/town/county, province and postal code. This information is used to help other users find you or your event. In some cases, the information you provide will not place your location on the map. The alternative solution is to use longitude and latitude coordinates.

You will encounter the Google map plug-in:

• Edit your profile
• Create a new listing
• Create a new event

If you encounter a problem, send us a message using our contact form, or phone us at 613-389-8368.

Pour pouvoir créer un évènement il faut être un membre affilié.

Comment crée un nouvel évènement? De la pane gauche de l'écran, sous la section Create New Page choisissez événement (Event). Ceci vous amènera au formulaire de soumission d'évènement.

Une fois au formulaire de soumission, entrez la date et l'heur de commencement et fin d'évènement. Donnez un titre approprié comme Marché au puce de Plaisance. La section langues de votre chois, est déterminer par la langue que vous avez choisi dans votre profile personnelle. Vous pouvez soumettre dans la langue officielle de votre choix ou dans les deux langue si vous le voulez.

Dans la case du corps, donnez une description de l'évènement.

L'emplacement utilise les cartes de Google. Donnez le plus de détailles possible concernent l'emplacement de votre évènement. Si possible, placez la bulle sure la carte, le plus proches que possible.

Appuyiez sur soumettre.

Votre soumission serra placer en attente jus-qu'a temps quelle soit évaluer par un de nos médiateurs. L'évènement soumis doit être un évènement publique à but non lucratif.

you must be a registered user to create an event.

How do I create a new event? Choose Event from the menu in the left pane below Create new pages. This will bring you to the Event submission form.

From the event submission form, select a start and end time and date for your event. Enter an appropriate title for your event; ie: Plaisance Flea market. The language selection is done automatically based on your default language selection in your profile. You can post an event in the official language of your choice or even in both languages if you choose.

In the body, describe your event in detail.

Location uses Google maps for positioning. Input as much information as possible in the required fields. If possible, indicate your event's location by placing the bubble as close as possible to the correct location on the map.

Click on submit and it is done

Once submitted, the event will be place in a moderation queue for evaluation. Once approved, it will posted in the event calendar. Events must be accessible to the public and not for profit.

All of our posts are moderated. If we have a question before approving the post, we can contact registered users to do so. Each registered user has a Personal Contact Form which can be used to send a message to you. This also allows you to receive feedback on your posts from other users, without having to publish your email address on the site. It is all handled by our servers anonymously.

We have also found that the amount of spam sent to a site is terrible if visitors are permitted to post. Requireing a confirmed registration means that automated programs ('bots') are unable to find our input forms and spam is blocked.

There is no charge to register, and your personal information is not available to our other users. Please take the time to verify yourself, and become a contributor.

Posting a recipe is simple, but you must be a registered user or have a subscription.
Option 1

• Once you have logged in, you can select recipe from the drop down menu on the left side panel of the page.
• Click on the Add Content button
• Fill in the title field with a few words that describe your recipe, (Carrot cake)
• Select the recipe type, and product used from the lists. You can select more then on type and products by holding the [control] key while clicking your selections. You can add products if they are not in the selection menu by entering them by hand on the text field below.
• Use the drop down menu to indicate the preparation time.
• describe what the recipe is for, what is the final product?.
• If you found the recipe in a book, you can provide a reference in the source field.
• Fill out the ingredients and measurements needed; measurements and quantity are in the drop down menu. Cup is at the bottom of the list...
• Fill out the instructions and any other need to know things.

Bon appetit!

If you encounter a problem, send us a message using our contact form, or phone us at 613-389-8368.

To post an event announcement, you must be a registered user. Registration is free, you can register now. For more information about posting, please read the Web Site Policies on Content.

• Select Event from the drop down menu called Create new pages on the left side of the page.
• Choose the start and end date and time of your event.
• In the title box, give your event a name
• Choose an event type from the drop down menu
• In the body, describe your event.
• Input your location information
• Submit your event

Location:
To help your potential clients find you, we have incorporated a Google map feature. This feature requires you to provide your address, city/town/county, province and postal code. This is the same information that you were asked for in your profile settings. In some cases, the map may not place your coordinates properly. In that case you may choose to enter the latitude and longitude manually.

If you encounter a problem, send us a message using our contact form, or phone us at 613-389-8368.

To create a listing you must have registered as a user. When you are logged in, you will find a User Functions block on the left side. Click on List with BuyFromTheFarm.ca and follow the instructions.

If you encounter a problem, send us a message using our contact form, or phone us at 613-389-8368.

Becoming a user is simple. The first step is to register at http://buyfromthefarm.ca/user/register, or click on the Register link at the top of the menu on the left.

You will be asked for a user name, your email address, and a password which you must enter twice. Although you are logged in directly, we ask that you confirm your email address. You will receive a confirmation email with a one time link that will bring you to a page where you can edit your profile. When you receive this email, please click on the link provided to confirm that you have received it.

Editing your profile: You will be asked for your street, address, postal code. This information is optional, but useful for mapping and filtering. The only required field is Province, so we can determine the use of the site across the country.

There are several ways to find producers, through refined search. A good place to start is the listings; producer subsection.
Once there You will see three selections:

• Select province: This allows you to narrow your the listings geographically
• Select product: Allows you to refine your listings by desired products. You can select multiple products by holding down the [control] key while clicking on the desired products
• Select season: Season selection is to provide our producers a way of indicating when during the year they have product available. Unless you wish to speak to someone out of season, we recommend that you use the current month to limit your selection to those listings which have indicated that they have product available. Please note that if a farm produces several products over several months, we rely on your common sense not to expect to find fresh corn in April!

Click on the [submit] button on the right side of the page.
You can sort the filtered results further by clicking on Town. This sorts the list by town.

If you encounter a problem, send us a message using our contact form, or phone us at 613-389-8368.