Importing Products Into GrownBy From Other Software
We have received many requests to import products into GrownBy, and we are happy to assist you with this task. As a note, we generally do not recommend importing customer lists to GrownBy as it is a better experience for your customers to create their own accounts.
How to Prepare for your Import
1. Go to your data reporting or products page on your current software and export this data with as many fields as possible, including image URLs. Please exclude HTML if possible. If you are coming from Harvie, please email
support@grownby.app for assistance.
2. Create your GrownBy farm account and create at least one standard product. This product will be used as a template to create other products (the same schedule and location will be associated with your imported products). Other than from Harvie farms, GrownBy does not support importing subscription CSA shares at this time, but we are happy to assist in your setup.
3. Download a GrownBy Import Template
4. Review and clean your data
- Match the data fields. To the extent possible, paste your data columns into the relevant columns within the template. There may be more column fields than you have available in your product download. That is no problem; you can leave non-required columns blank and GrownBy will fill in a copy of the Product Name. If you would like to add any additional data, such as descriptions, we encourage you to make edits directly in the template to fill out your product rows.
- Remove any products that are no longer in use (delete the rows entirely)
- Update list to only include one buying option per product. At this time, we do not support the import of multiple variants or prices per product (in GrownBy, these are called buying options). Each row will create a new product. You are encouraged to add additional buying options after the import, if needed.
- Ensure that each row includes required fields: Product Name; Producer; Category; Unit; Price. We strongly encourage adding images in this step, if possible, as this is one of the most time-consuming elements to upload. An image URL is sufficient.
Still have questions? We have answers. Email GrownBy support directly at
support@grownby.app, or schedule a one-on-one call with one of our team members. A real human with farming experience will get back to you as soon as possible!
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