testimonials

Here are some kind words about Grapevine Local Food Marketing from farms, non-profits, and government entities that we’ve worked with since we launched in 2016. These testimonials are based on a range of marketing projects, including farm websites, Google marketing, advertising, and graphic design.

“The [customized] analysis you did [of farm ecommerce platforms] was super clear and it really helped to have that level of detail.”

“I really like the ease and simplicity of posting in the blogs, customer communication, ordering, and reports on where orders are coming from. Great feedback on the website so far and your beta order was SUPER (too easy??) to process and ship out in one stop. Incredible! Thank you for making the new website so easy!”

“We’re ecstatic and blown away by the speed and skill with which you executed this website update/rebrand! You orchestrated all the moving parts with such prowess, and we really have appreciated your professionalism through the entire scope of the project and beyond. We really feel as though you have gone above and beyond, and the launch content for social media with the phone/laptop previews of the website have just added to this!”

“Thanks so much, Sarah! You guys are marketing rock stars, and have been so helpful in learning how to get the most out of GrazeCart!”

“Thank you so much for all of the work you've done for us through this Drip email project! We feel a lot more confident about using email marketing now and have been very pleased to see the benefits it has brought us. Also thank you for the info on "best practices" for continuing our newsletters going forward. We really appreciate all of the great work you do.”

“You did an amazing job designing the website. We really love the way it looks and functions. We really hope for the best for your business because you truly deserve it. Clearly, you work very hard at doing a great job and put everything into what you do. We feel like you've got the perfect balance of being really talented in your field, while also being a great communicator and overall very pleasant person to work with. Thank you again for all that you've done for our farm!”

“Working with the Grapevine team has been a game-changer for our farm business. They helped to advance our business in so many ways through technical expertise, content creation and design work. The team is always responsive to our needs and up for any challenge a farm business throws their way. If you want to grow your marketing presence, Grapevine is a great asset for any business.”

“Sarah, from Grapevine, has been pivotal in our growth as a small farm and business. In our first year working with her, our sales tripled. Before meeting her, we really weren’t sure that we could afford to continue. Now we’re feeling more confident that, through Grapevine marketing and planning, we can continue to grow. Thanks, Sarah!”

“Sarah and her team are exceptional. If we tried to explain how helpful Grapevine Local Food Marketing has been, there wouldn’t be enough space. Call them!”

“You guys are doing a great job. We had lines outside the door today. And we are almost sold out of our produce. We may need to harvest more tonight. A lot of that is you guys. So deep thanks.”

“The majority of our walk-ins lately have been from Google searches. And, we're getting at least 5 weekly.“

“I have a very limited understanding of e-commerce so the Grapevine team’s patience and guidance throughout the farm website build, email marketing set up, and social media advertising has been incredibly helpful. I love how I had the freedom to cast my vision of the farm and they were able to articulate that in a way that stayed true to its mission and personality.”

“Thanks Sarah. I’d like to bump up ad spend on this ad please…. We’re definitely seeing a lot more new egg and meat customers, no doubt about that. Overall, I’d say it’s definitely driving new customers and repeat orders on both fronts.”

“Yes, we’re getting a ton of shipping orders. We’ve been slammed (good thing).”

"The egg ad seems to be going really well! We have definitely seen an increase in egg orders."

“THIS [WEBSITE] IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Seriously, I am so IN LOVE! You totally nailed it!!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Your team did an amazing job!”

“The ads you set up are paying off. For my April orders, I had 6 net new customers ordering a total of 7 quarters out of the 12 I had available. Plus, a number of new people I don't know have signed up for the newsletter. I’m really happy with Grapevine’s excellent work, great staff and the results we’re achieving in such a short time.”

“Thank you all so much. We really love it and we appreciate you and your team's hard work. It has been an absolute pleasure building this website with you and improving how we communicate about our group’s goal and purpose. I feel like it is user friendly and easy to read. People love the look of it and how it is laid out :)”

“I think we are sailing a tight ship! The website looks beautiful! We are soooooo excited to launch!“

“Oh my gosh... I can't believe this... There are so many steps we're simplifying — this is amazing! You're the best. Folks say they like the new farm website! I love it! Thank you so much Sarah and Grapevine Local Food Marketing for all your help.”

“Thank you so much for your clear communication, patience and commitment.”

“We are very happy with your quick edits on the website and Farmigo! Thank you so much!“

“As a food systems nonprofit in need of marketing support in a variety of upcoming complex projects, we connected with Grapevine for their expertise, passion, and insights in food marketing, which always shined through in the planning and execution of their work. Sarah and her team always ensured we felt taken care of and were supported from start to finish of our marketing projects, delivering high quality projects on time and budget. The team even joined our COVID response team and events outside of our projects, showing that they are not just a vendor but truly a core partner in this work.

We exceeded our marketing goals of our location map project on our website, ensuring SNAP shoppers had an easy, user-friendly way to find sites and access more fresh fruits and vegetables and increasing redemption rates of our program. Working with Natassia on our Save A Lot Google Ad campaign helped successfully launch and promote SAL as our new grocery store partner, increasing redemption rates and food access.

Working with their team’s creative photographer supplied us with the most beautiful photos showcasing our partner sites and farms across the state and enhancing our communications, designs, and presentations, as well as giving our partners rights to the photos for their own marketing purposes.

I would highly recommend Grapevine to any farm, food organization or business, looking for assistance from specialists who are sharp and care to elevate your food marketing.”

“We're super happy with the website — it's already paying its dividends! We love all your work, and your thoughtfulness and professionalism.”

“Thank you to the Grapevine team for putting together such a comprehensive marketing plan. I think it sets us up for the long term. Bruce and I are excited. And I really appreciate the marketing metrics report — there’s so much there.“

“Sarah and her crew are awesome and have been a big part of our growth.“

“We've been working with Grapevine for some time and I am truly impressed by your team's knowledge and expertise. We are grateful for your dedication and commitment to our farm.”

“People have been saying a lot of good things about our social media presence. You all are great to work with as well and I'm sure it's going to have a massive impact on the future for this farm. More than almost anything else.” 

“All I have to say is WOW!!! The website is gorgeous, I can't even believe it. I just have a couple of tweaks but I am so moved by what you all have done here. I think it’s wonderful and I really like the way the info is all organized and interconnected. Excited to dig into the last chance campaign and automations more. Looking forward to our upcoming meetings. Feels like dreams are really coming true now. Thank you all so much!”

“Love, love, LOVE it! [CSA box design] “

“I’m glad you guys are taking care of the background ads, and [I’m excited to] work on boosting posts and updating Google. Thank you so much – this [training call] was really informative.”

“Great meeting with you all. Love the marketing plan.”

“WOAH! [The CSA box design] is more beautiful than I could have imagined! I love it!”

“Beautiful work [on the website]! Everything looks great and seems perfect!”

“Thanks for all that you and your team do! You all rock!”

“You guys exceeded all our expectations. Hope you are feeling as proud of it as we are. Seriously, it's beautiful. Thanks again for all your work on this [website].”

“The website looks great! You guys got to everything that I wanted to encompass. I love it. You guys are awesome. I am very happy with it. I have saved the training call for future reference. I’m not super tech-savvy, so it works for me and I feel like I can do the things I need to do with how you guys got it set up. You guys have been super great at explaining everything and putting it all in layman’s terms. You all did an amazing job!!!”

“Thanks so much, the website looks amazing and totally in line with the vibe we discussed! Thanks to the entire team for being super responsive, kind, thorough, creating beautiful graphics and really capturing all that I could imagine for sharing the farm story. I’m hoping this coming season will be abundant and we can work together again!”

“Thanks so much to you and the team, this is so great. Everything is super clear in the Instagram audit doc and I love the Canva graphics! 😍 Feeling clear on the backend of the website workings and looking forward to the launch!”

“Working with Gabriela was great. It was a very seamless process. We are really happy with the website. For the most part we have at least 1 new customer ordering each time we deliver, about 6 times a month. That is more than we ever had before. When I ask where people found our farm, it is mostly all internet searches.”

“Thanks for the great website! Our customers rave about how easy it is to use.”

“Thanks so much for this early debut, you all!“

“We really love it, we think it visually looks great. Y’all really picked the perfect pictures for the right spots. I really like the font, how it's all balanced, how easy it is to get to information by scrolling, and there's a lot of functionality.”

“The training call was very simple and easy to understand, and the website is going to be a really solid foundation moving forward!”

“I just wanted to take a moment and express my gratitude for all you have done for us. Your positive ‘can do’ attitude and expertise exceeded our expectations and made the whole process go much smoother than expected. We love the new farm website, and your team was very responsive and a real joy to work with.”

“The website looks awesome. This is exciting! It gives us a bit more pep in our step.”

“I want to thank you so very much for your work on this. Maintaining our company through the 4 year hemp pricing slump while transitioning to regenerative practices and building a product line has been challenging, and opportunities to work with a community like this are held by Joe and I as universal blessings.”

"Things are looking great (actually really great) on the website! I’m really happy with the quality of the work you all have been doing for our farm!"

“Since your refresh of our website, our online sales increased by 300% over the previous year, without much effort on our part. We shipped orders to 48 of 50 states and have received inquiries from Australia, Belize, Brazil and Canada! Thank you!”

“The links and your DIY tips and confidence in us 'instill feeling we can do it' :)  Seriously, this is all very helpful, looks great and we'll follow up if we find ourselves needing more help with any of these topics/issues.”

“It was also a pleasure working with you. I’m sure we will be in touch again as we are very happy with your work.”

“OMG!!!!!!! We love it... I'm actually crying it's so perfect. [The website] is totally us... I don't even know what all to say it's just amazing. You are the best.....my heart's a flutter... I'm so proud of it and I didn't even make it... I knew it would be good but WOW.... Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

“The rack cards are here and they are PERFECT!!!! Another great job by Grapevine!!! Thank you — I appreciate your talents :)“

“We love the website! It's absolutely perfect and we're really excited!”

“Looks fantastic! What you did is PERFECT — thanks so much! You guys are super responsive (A+).”

“I heart that you send me all the info I need to super quickly do something. Thanks for everything!”

“I just want to say that WE LOVE THE SITE!!! You and your team are amazing.”

“Thank you for the meeting yesterday. As always, when we talk with you, we thought it was very helpful and productive. We have often found it difficult to find people that communicate as clearly, concisely and thoughtfully as you do. Your expertise and insights are the reasons that we are interested in hiring Grapevine to develop and implement our marketing plan and strategy. We really feel that you understand what we need and we value your experience.”

“We’re very pleased with this ad campaign, and very happy that you were able to turn the ads around so quickly. (One of our favorites is Nothing like grocery store blueberries.) Thanks very much Sarah, Jess, Natassia, and Gabi.”

“The website platform comparison was a helpful exercise, and we appreciate the time and effort that went into it.”

“They asked me for info on our website and I gave them your name and contact information. I told them how pleased we were with what you have done and how patient and kind you were.”

“I am receiving compliments about the website and the updates! Couldn't have done it this season without your help!“

“You have been phenomenal to work with — we appreciate your patience (and perseverance)! We have been so grateful for our beautiful website and being able to connect with more and more people. It's been a wonderful tool in directing people to our business! The regular boosted FB posts have more than doubled to almost 1000 likes/followers - AWESOME!!! A year ago we were at around 400 followers so we are beyond thrilled at our increased ‘popularity’ :)”

“Thanks for creating and designing a beautiful and professional website for us! It has definitely helped our business grow and expand!!”

“I think we've finally recovered from our hugely successful farm day - wowsers!! Pretty sure our Facebook event page and extra posts definitely helped spread the word :)“

“I’m so grateful for your ongoing help and speedy service! And I refer your marketing services any chance I get!”

“Our local sales have definitely increased - especially at the farmers market so the posts are making a difference. Yay!!“

“We have seen a nice increase in business and I really think that the Facebook posts are helping greatly.”

“Thanks for all your help, Sarah! It felt like we covered a great amount of content in our social media advertising training call! Thanks also for answering all my questions.”

“OMG This is excellent! You are AWESOME! I am so happy I went with you for designing a website! Thank you very much!”

“The cards came in the mail earlier this week, and they look fantastic. I wouldn't have wanted to try to squeeze in any more text (thanks for that advice!) but they don't look too full. They're just what we needed — professional quality, useful, and beautiful.”

“I just looked at the sample email you put together and it looks incredible. Thank you for creating that structure for us. I can't wait to send out the first real one.”

“Thank you so much Grapevine Team. The webinar was really helpful and I can't wait to see the videos our farmers will produce moving forward. We really appreciated the time it took to put together the presentation.”

“The beauty of Grapevine is their focus on the farm-to-fork industry. They produce amazing results because they actually understand our business & end-customer.”

“We are very happy with the homepage improvements you made for us earlier this year.”

“The website looks so good!! I love how you have laid all the information out.”

“This is great! I love working with you.”

“LOVE LOVE!!! The website is clean, easy to understand and easy to navigate.”

“This is beyond fantastic. When Jodee, Laura, Michelle and I first kicked around an idea of "redesigning" farm to school in Indiana a few years ago, not ONE of us thought we would be able to do anything measurable on our own... Fast-forward to today and we have this beautiful website and print guide. I am very proud. We are a lucky group of people to have found you!”

“First of all, I just want to tell you that the [farm-to-school] Buyer's Guide layout is GORGEOUS. You’ve done a fantastic job! Thanks so much for all of the hard work that you and your team put into this – it really shows!”

“The process of building the website with you was so easy and enjoyable.“

"I just spent some time looking through the Harvest of the Month Hub and it is INCREDIBLE! Thank you for all of your fantastic work — we are very excited to see this come to life."

"Thank you from the bottom of my non-tech heart for the help with the toolkit files today! Everything was sent out and the presentation went great."

“First of all, WOW! You are remarkable. The website is so easy to read, scroll through, and eye-catching. Amazing work! You truly sprinkled your magic fairy dust on this one!“

“I just want to say how great the Buyer’s Guide design looks, Sarah! Very impressive. Clean and fresh looking! Great job!!”

“The site looks great. You listened very well!“

“My favorite is that you guys took care of things!!!  Great job this year.  Glad we have you on our team!”

“You are incredible! Thank you for working with me on time crunch! The posters look great!”

“It's all good, thanks for taking care of it for me, gals! I love my team!!“

“I want to let you know that I continue to get rave reviews on the Local Food Network logo and tagline.”

“You have such an amazing wealth of knowledge and are such a tremendous resource for me and for the Local Food Network. You knew just what we needed before we even knew ourselves, and you set-up our marketing systems in a way that has made it easy for us to learn to do the work ourselves. You've always known what we need and been there for us, and we are most grateful. Can't thank you enough.”

“We are so grateful to have Grapevine Local Food Marketing as our creative and technical advisor for our organization’s website and now our online Local Food Guide. You understand our work, anticipate what we need, and are a joy to work with. Thank you!”

“Our ongoing relationship with Grapevine Local Food Marketing has been essential to the success of our organization and we are so grateful! Your team's creativity has given us a professional and engaging web presence and your patient, tech-savvy assistance has taught us to maintain our own site. We've been told the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network's Local Food Guide is both ‘beautiful’ and ‘works really well’....and both are thanks to you!”

“Thanks for all your thoughtful work Sarah! I've enjoyed (as always) getting educated when working with you.”

“You are so wonderful! Thank you for providing this update! It makes me so happy to see you making our website more beautiful, more user-friendly and searchable. I feel so much gratitude to have you on board doing this work. We couldn't do it without you. This is a very exciting time for the website and it's very much thanks to you!”

“I love these social media posts. I'm wishing we started doing these a long time ago. They’re generating a lot of engagement. Looking forward to more stats!”

“Thank you for all of your help!  Everything went smoothly and I am loving the email template. So easy. Thank you for guiding me through every step of the process and explaining everything in a way that was incredibly easy to understand.”

“Eisele's Honey sales are good from both Amazon and the website. So, someone is finding us. So thank you for your help on that! Unlike other professionals, I appreciate being able to call you to ask questions, and get your response without feeling like I'm always ‘on the billing clock’. As a novice at this stuff I like to try to understand what's going on. You have certainly been helpful in that department.”

“Everyone thinks the Nature's Market website looks great. Thank you again for a great job!”

“Thanks so much. You've been great to work with. We really appreciate your help and expertise.”

“Thank you so much for the help yesterday. I feel like it gave me a lot to think through and work on and just an all around better understanding of what I should be thinking about in terms of SEO.”

“Grapevine ads on Facebook have really made a difference — we are getting new 'likes' to our page every week and are enjoying a good customer base to the market each week! Thanks tons. Your ads are really helping.”

“Thanks again for helping us plunge into the social media space — as you played a big role in helping 2017 be a successful market season!” 

“I have been working on getting this content added to the website... I just want to say that I LOVE everything you guys put together!!! I think I only changed one sentence in the entire thing! Still working on getting it all in there, but I'm very happy already with the changes.”

“I really appreciate all that you and your team have done helping build the Frozen Garden brand!”

“The wholesale booklet looks beautiful!!! You did an amazing job.”

“Thank you for all that you do for us every day!”

“The local food movement in Indiana owes you, your team, your incredible talent and wisdom so much!”

“During our kick off meeting with all of our partners, your name and Grapevine were dropped quite a few times! Many of our partners have worked with you and spoke very highly of your team's expertise, knowledge and creativity. I think I speak for more than myself that we're looking forward to more projects with you to change the food system in Indiana!”

“Wow!! This [website] looks AMAZING! I'm almost speechless haha. I love love love it. It's so dynamic and engaging — great job with the beautiful photos and keeping the loads of content readable and not overwhelming.”

“Thank you for your talent, time and creativity. We're in love with the new website! We are SO pleased with it and can't wait to share it with the world!“

“Thank you for being so awesome. I know we are a constant moving target and you have all been so wonderfully patient with us and a joy to work with.“

“Oh my gosh, the new food council website is soooo good! I love the overall design, and think there's a really nice balance between approachable and eye-catching. I also checked on my phone, and everything looks fantastic from there as well.”

“I can’t say enough good things about the refreshed food council website. I reviewed the site on my phone and everything looks good there too. Really smooth movement/feel. Truly a wonderful end-result, ladies. The site just feels right with the food council’s evolution and how we asked you to present the brand. Y’all nailed it. Thanks so much to your team.”

“I love the food hub flyer! It is super functional and beautiful!”

“Gabriela, I can’t say enough how much I love the lettuce imagery for the food hub branding. The colors are perfectly in step with the existing food council logo, and they sit alongside each other without competing. And the lettuce evokes this sense of a more organic, 3-dimensional, real life version of the logo leaves — it’s the perfect symbol for the direction that Region Roots [food hub] is taking the food council. The branding so far is beyond my expectations, and it’s giving me an emotional response, which is an amazing accomplishment on your part. Thank you so very much.”

“Thank you so much Sarah! Our website training was wonderful! On the trip home, we all agreed we had made the absolute best choice for our website designer! Besides your talent at designing, your love for healthy communities through local food was priceless!”

“Just got home this evening and unpacked the tabletop banner. Very nice!!! Thank you Sarah!”

“We again want to thank Grapevine Local Marketing for all that you have done to support the Elkhart community and help us with our website and social media. Especially during this trying time. Thank you so much Sarah!“

“I totally recommend Grapevine for farmer website & marketing help!”

“Ben and I both think you've outdone yourself and we're blown away by everything.  You put together some beautiful [logo] concepts and it felt so nice to be pulled in by them.  Not knowing what to pick is a nice problem to have. I can't thank you enough for all the time and effort you poured into this project—it means SO much.  Having all the explanations and branding ideas displayed helped a great deal, and I know that all takes a lot of time.  You nailed it, Sarah! Thank you for being so wonderfully talented and intuitive.”

“Worth every penny and more!”

“LOVE these social media ads! We get a handful of people every week who have heard about us through ads.”

“We really appreciate all the help from your team over the past year!!”

“This SEO call has been very helpful and detail-oriented. I have learned so much from you, not only today, but when we did that social media consult last year!”