LocalHarvest Farm & CSA Directory Scraper

Extract farm, CSA, and farmers market listings from LocalHarvest.org — the leading directory for local food in the United States with over 80,000 listings. This Actor scrapes farm names, descriptions, products, addresses, GPS coordinates, websites, phone numbers, farming practices, and photos from LocalHarvest's comprehensive directory of family farms, CSA programs, farmers markets, farm stands, and u-pick operations.

Whether you are building a local food discovery app, conducting agricultural market research, analyzing organic farming trends, or sourcing farm-fresh suppliers, this scraper provides clean, structured data from one of America's most trusted farm directories.

What data can you scrape from LocalHarvest?

Field	Description
name	Farm or market name
description	Full farm description with details about offerings
type	Classification: Family Farm, Farmers Market, CSA, Farm Stand, U-Pick
products	List of products and crops offered (seasonal)
address	Street address
city	City
state	State
postalCode	ZIP code
latitude / longitude	GPS coordinates for mapping
website	Farm website URL
phone	Phone number
imageUrl	Farm photo URL
farmingPractices	Certifications: Certified Organic, naturally grown, grass fed, etc.
detailUrl	LocalHarvest profile URL

Why Scrape LocalHarvest? Top Use Cases

• No login required — all farm data is publicly accessible
• Three search modes — search by city, by state, or by category
• Rich data extraction — products, farming practices, GPS, and contact info
• Fast and efficient — uses CheerioCrawler (no browser needed), keeping compute costs minimal
• Two scraping modes — quick listing overview or full detail page extraction
• 80,000+ listings — covers farms, CSAs, farmers markets, farm stands, and u-pick across the US

How to scrape LocalHarvest farm data

1. Go to the LocalHarvest Scraper page on Apify Store
2. Click Try for free
3. Select a Search Type: By City, By State, or By Category
4. Enter a Location — for city search use the format portland-or, for state search use california
5. If searching by category, choose from: Organic Farms, CSA Programs, Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, U-Pick
6. Toggle Scrape Detail Pages on for complete farm data (description, products, GPS, contact) or off for a quick listing
7. Set Max Requests to control the scope of your scrape
8. Click Start and wait for results

Input example

{
    "searchType": "city",
    "location": "portland-or",
    "scrapeDetails": true,
    "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 100
}

Output example

Each farm listing returns a JSON object like this:

{
    "detailUrl": "https://www.localharvest.org/hood-river-organic-M20287",
    "name": "Hood River Organic",
    "type": "Family Farm",
    "description": "Hood River Organic is proud to be a cooperative CSA in the NW to offer boxes of local and organic produce year-round...",
    "address": "4780 Dee Hwy",
    "city": "Hood River",
    "state": "OR",
    "postalCode": "97031",
    "phone": "(541) 354-2111",
    "website": "https://hoodriverorganic.com",
    "latitude": 45.57,
    "longitude": -121.62,
    "imageUrl": "https://lh-images.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/d9d3d8b3-37c3-4c7e-9c84-07ad19d4ccce.jpg",
    "products": ["beets", "cabbage", "carrots", "kale", "mushrooms", "apples", "pears", "beef", "cheese", "eggs", "honey"],
    "farmingPractices": ["Certified Organic", "naturally grown", "grass fed/pastured"]
}

How much does it cost to scrape LocalHarvest?

This Actor uses CheerioCrawler (no browser), so compute costs are very low.

Scenario	Requests	Est. Results	Est. Compute	Est. Actor Fee
One city with details	15	~12	~$0.01	~$0.02
One state category	50	~40	~$0.02	~$0.08
Large regional scrape	200	~150	~$0.05	~$0.30

Actor pricing: $0.002 per result + minimal compute costs. A typical city scrape costs under $0.05 total.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchType	string	Yes	city	Search mode: city, state, or category
location	string	No	portland-or	City-state slug (e.g., portland-or) or state name (e.g., california)
category	string	No	organic-farms	Farm category: organic-farms, csa, farmers-markets, farm-stands, u-pick
scrapeDetails	boolean	No	true	Visit detail pages for full data (description, products, GPS, contact info)
maxRequestsPerCrawl	integer	No	100	Safety limit on total HTTP requests (1-5000)

Search type examples

By City — Find farms near a specific city:

{"searchType": "city", "location": "portland-or"}
{"searchType": "city", "location": "austin-tx"}
{"searchType": "city", "location": "san-francisco-ca"}

By State — Browse all farms in a state by category:

{"searchType": "state", "location": "california", "category": "organic-farms"}
{"searchType": "state", "location": "oregon", "category": "csa"}

By Category — Browse all farms in a nationwide category:

{"searchType": "category", "category": "farmers-markets"}
{"searchType": "category", "category": "u-pick"}

Tips for best results

• Finding city slugs: Go to localharvest.org, search for a city, and copy the URL slug (e.g., portland-or, austin-tx)
• Quick mode: Set scrapeDetails to false for a fast list of farm names, types, and locations without visiting each detail page
• Full data mode: Keep scrapeDetails as true to get descriptions, products, farming practices, GPS coordinates, and contact info
• Large scrapes: Increase maxRequestsPerCrawl for bigger geographic areas. Each listing page shows ~10-15 farms.

Integrations

Connect LocalHarvest farm data with your workflow:

• API — Access results programmatically via the Apify API
• Webhooks — Get notified when a scrape completes
• Zapier / Make — Pipe results into Google Sheets, CRMs, or databases
• Python / Node.js — Use the Apify SDK to run and retrieve data

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape LocalHarvest?

Yes. LocalHarvest.org is a public directory of farms, CSA programs, and farmers markets. All farm listings are voluntarily published by agricultural businesses on the public directory. This Actor only accesses publicly available data and does not bypass authentication or access restricted content.

How much does it cost to scrape LocalHarvest?

The Actor charges $0.002 per result plus minimal Apify compute costs. A typical city scrape costs under $0.05 total. See the pricing table above for detailed estimates by scenario.

Can I export LocalHarvest data to Excel or CSV?

Yes. Apify supports exporting data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML, and RSS formats. After the Actor run completes, go to the Dataset tab and choose your preferred export format.

How often is the LocalHarvest data updated?

You can schedule this Actor to run at any interval — daily, weekly, or monthly. LocalHarvest listings are maintained by the farms themselves, so data freshness varies by listing.

What types of farms and listings are included?

LocalHarvest covers five main listing types: Family Farms, CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programs, Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, and U-Pick operations. The directory contains over 80,000 listings across the United States.

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Legal disclaimer

This Actor extracts publicly available farm and agricultural business information from LocalHarvest.org. It does not extract private user data, bypass authentication, or access protected content. The scraped data consists of farm listings that agricultural businesses have voluntarily published on LocalHarvest's public directory.

Users are responsible for ensuring their use of scraped data complies with applicable laws, including GDPR and CCPA. For questions about data usage, consult a legal professional.

Support

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