locallygrown

• The 23-Year Rescue Mission: Saving Agricultural Innovation from Technical Extinction
  
  By 2025, LocallyGrown.net faced extinction on Rails 3. The story of constant firefighting, failed upgrades, and the impossible choice to rebuild or die.
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  Sep 9, 2025 - 13 min read
• From Accidental Discovery to Agricultural Infrastructure: Building the World's First Online Farmers Market (2002-2011)
  
  The origin story of LocallyGrown.net - from failed cooperative to pioneering agricultural platform serving 100+ markets across North America.
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  Sep 8, 2025 - 14 min read