This spring, sell to more chefs

Mint Market introduces drop-dead simple newsletter feature for sellers

Last summer, we created Mint Market to make it easier for farmers and chefs to do business with each other. We were amazed at the response. More than a quarter of the Triangle's farms signed up, and we have over 300 products listed in our database. Chefs of all ...


Mint Market releases major update, now open 24/7

Online farmers market is now available to more chefs, at more times.

Durham NC, September 5, 2012 — Mint Market, an online marketplace for local food, today released a major update that allows farmers to schedule deliveries for any day of the week and lets chefs shop any time of the day or night. The new Mint Market opens on Sunday, September 9 ...


"I don’t understand why everyone isn’t on this format. Eventually, this is how we’re going to order."

Scott Howell of Nana's Restaurant on Mint Market, via the New and Observer

Check out the News and Observer's Andrea Weigl on Mint Market:

Durham startup The Mint Market helps residents find local food online
A Durham startup is trying to make it easier for chefs to buy local food. The Mint Market launched July 29 as an online marketplace for chefs ...


"Ten varieties of basil? You may not even find that at the farmers market."

The Independent Weekly checks out Mint Market

Our friends at IndyWeek took a look at Mint Market. Get to know George Ash, owner of Buns Restaurant in Chapel Hill!

Mint Market, an online farmers market, is now open
by Victoria Bouloubasis

The farm-to-fork philosophy of local restaurants often translates to a menu brimming with farm-fresh ingredients. But ...


Why Wholesale?

Mint Market is focused on bulk buyers. Here's why.

We get a lot of questions about why we've decided to focus on connecting farmers and chefs. Here's why: buying local food wholesale is much harder than buying it at retail.

Think about how many outlets we have for buying local food at retail. Farmers markets probably come ...


Buying local food is "incredibly chaotic"

Mint Market founder Ricky Spero talks with !ExitEvent

As Mint Market prepares to launch in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, our own Ricky Spero sat down with James Kotecki for a discussion about how Mint Market makes buying local food easier for chefs and farmers.


Mint Market launches online store for local food

Online farmers market for chefs will enable more local food on Triangle menus

Durham NC, July 23, 2012 — Mint Market (www.mintmarket.com), an online marketplace for local food, will open for business on Sunday, July 29. The new website will allow chefs in the Triangle to discover, purchase, and schedule delivery of food directly from area farms. Farmers must sign up by ...