Frequently Asked Questions

OffTheLand is your local community classifieds and marketplace, and absolutely ANYONE can freely list what they grew, raised, or made, to sell, barter, or to give away. It’s also an amazing place for discerning consumers to find deals on local & seasonal foods at great prices!

Yep, all free.

When a user is ready to list an item to sell, barter, or give away, a store front (aka farmstand) will be created for you. A farmstand is a collection of listings that are grouped under a name that you provide.

OffTheLand is an online classifieds and community. Users can post their items on OffTheLand and browse the listings, and then meet in person.

Step 1

Anyone interested in selling, bartering, or donating a product that they grew, raised, or made, can create a free Farmstand on OffTheLand.net and post their items.

Step 2

Anyone interested in buying, bartering, or accepting the donation can contact the owner of the listing using a built-in messaging chat.

Step 3

Both parties agree on the price, bartering conditions, and the location and time/date they will meet to exchange.

Step 4

Both parties meet in person at one of OffTheLand's partner sites, or any safe public location (ex: bank, police station, health food store, plant nursery, refillery, etc.). Both parties exchange their product, then leave each other a review on OffTheLand.net.

That’s it! Local like-minded people are discovered and community is expanded!

Examples of things you will find for sale and barter on OffTheLand:

Locally sourced fruits, vegetables, animal products, eggs, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, sprouts, edible mushrooms, flowers, cottage-law foods, farm animals/livestock, bees & bee products, plant seeds/starts/seedlings, hand crafted beauty products, crafts featuring natural materials & fibers, artisan goods, compost, consulting, homestead/farm/garden services, coaching, digital products, local permaculture/gardening/homesteading announcements and events, etc.

Edible items that are non-local or conventional produce sold by resellers;
Animal products from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs);
Items contaminated with glyphosate(Roundup)/Glufosinate or other synthetic chemicals;
Bio-engineered ingredients (formerly known as GMO);
Animals or animal products that have treated with mRNA vaccines;
Highly & ultra processed foods;
Drugs, alcohol, illegal items as per local, state, & federal laws;
Mass-manufactured items (not genuine handmade by artisans). Ex: Items bought from Temu, Shein, AliExpress, Ebay, etc.

Nope!

As long as you follow our rules, there’s no limit to the number of listing you can create.

OffTheLand is a free and relaxed way for gardeners, micro-farmers, small-scale ranchers, homesteaders, and artisans to sell their seasonal bounty to the local discerning consumers. Even if you have just one fruit tree, grow some micro-greens or edible mushrooms, or have a vertical garden, you can be making money, trading for other things, or sharing with a purpose.

Yes, as long as they are artisan hand made, and do not use synthetic or petroleum chemicals or ultra-processed ingredients.

As long as your items are local, and are NOT

sourced from large conventional mono-cropping operations, or from
concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), and
you agree to disclose all inputs that were used to grow or raise your product, yes, your items may be listed.

OffTheLand does not process payments from users. Instead, users agree on the form of payment between each other. In general, people use cash, bartering, Zelle, venmo, CashApp, Bitcoin, and other crypto.

We created a chat built right into the platform, that enables sellers and buyers to conveniently communicate.

List your garden vegetables, herbs, chicken eggs, bee products, livestock, artisan goods on OffTheLand to generate an income! Local discerning consumers WANT to find you!
List a services that you specialize in, for example: garden consulting, food forest building, ranching coaching, and post it on OffTheLand.
Do you have skills with foraging/identifying wild edibles, growing medicinal plants, navigating the land, survival, or trapping? List your services on OffTheLand. City folks would LOVE to learn these skills from you!
Allow people to use your land for camping, glamping, RV camping, or to host an event such as a company picnic or even a wedding. Bonus: Do you have farm animals? Use them for cute wedding photos.
Rent out your goats as an environmentally superior method for brush & weed control.
Sell seeds & plant starters.
Build a worm farm, and list them on OffTheLand for local fisherman to use as live bait.
Do you have other ideas on how to generate income? Let us know!

OffTheLand is a local online classifieds and community. Users post their items on OffTheLand and browse other people’s listings, and then meet in person to exchange their goods.

OffTheLand implies living from the bounty of the land but working with nature, not against it while gardening, raising animals, fishing, picking mushrooms, berries, making herbal tinctures, etc. The OffTheLand platform makes it easy to earn an income from living close to nature and it’s abundance while also being a good steward to the land.

Problem 1:

Consumers have no way of knowing what man-made chemicals, vaccines, hormones, or pesticides were used to grow, raise, or process their food.

Solution 1:

OffTheLand provides total transparency on how the food is grown & raised, by whom, and where.

Problem 2:

On average, food travels 1500 miles before it gets to our plates. Sadly, the farmer only makes 16 cents of every dollar that you spend on food. The remaining 84 cents goes to shipping, distribution, warehousing, packing, insurances, marketing, and retail. This means you are theoretically overpaying 84% for your food.

Solution 2:

OffTheLand drastically reduces the supply chain to just a few miles. The 84% can be better negotiated between buyers and sellers. It’s a win-win: farmers make more money, and consumers get major savings!

Problem 3:

The global food supply chain is vulnerable to disruptions from fuel price hikes, cyberattacks, pandemics, port strikes, and military conflicts. When these chains break down, food shortages and price spikes follow.

Solution 3:

OffTheLand uses the “know-thy-local-farmer” model. Local growers rely on regenerative practices, eliminating many of the risks associated with industrial supply chains.

Problem 4:

Industrial farming relies on harmful practices like monocropping and CAFOs, leading to nutrient-poor, flavorless food that's picked unripe and chemically treated.

Solution 4:

Local small-scale farmers use organic and regenerative methods, focusing on soil health and diversity. OffTheLand connects you with fresh, nutrient-rich, and flavorful food grown with care.

There are 8 other problems that OffTheLand tackles.Please click here to learn more.

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