Learn more about Shelby and Cleveland County, NC's Food Club!
We connect our members to local farms and arrange ordering, deliveries, and pickups to make shopping local farms easier than the grocery store!
I'm Jodi, the founder of Foodstead!
Our mission is to nourish families, support farmers, and strengthen community through food that’s local, honest, and shared. Foodstead exists to make eating well a way of connecting — to our land, our neighbors, and each other
Local Farmers and Producers get our order based on their available products. Saves them time marketing, selling to individuals so they can spend more time growing!
Families Order online what they need on their next pickup day. Easily accessing multiple farms' inventories in one convenient stop. Healthy Food and convenient.
Meet Like-minded local food lovers, sell your goods through our member network.
I decided to make Local Food my focus and I would love for you to join me!
I am a nationally certified sign language interpreter. I work part time from home. *Photo from my Youtube channel- "Farm, Food, & Fingerspelling"*
With 2 young kids, I love being at home. Homesteading, home cooking, home raising (later homeschooling), working from home. I love my family and my home.
I love food from seed to table. To grow, raise, preserve, cook, and eat!! Foodstead is my way of sharing my love of food!
Foodstead is a community-driven Private Membership Association (PMA) created to bring together families, farmers, gardeners, and makers who believe in real food, local relationships, and supporting small agriculture.
Our mission is simple:
Connect people with the best local foods in an affordable, reliable, and community-centered way.
We work directly with farmers and producers so our members can enjoy fresh, local goods while helping small farms grow stable, predictable income. Foodstead makes it easier for families to source the foods they love—from the people who grow and create them.
Foodstead operates as a PMA because it allows us to create a trusted, member-only environment where families and farmers can exchange goods, knowledge, and services privately and without the complications of public commerce.
A PMA simply means:
Only members participate
All sales and activities are private, not public
We operate through private agreements, not public retail
Members gain access to exclusive ordering systems, events, and opportunities
This model is built on community values—loyalty, transparency, and trust—rather than traditional retail transactions.
It keeps our focus on relationships, not just purchases.
As a member, you get access to:
We use collective buying power to get better prices and help farmers plan ahead.
Fresh produce, meats, dairy, home goods, herbal items, baked goods, pantry staples, and more—offered by local farmers and makers.
Because we work together as a community, everyone benefits from shared purchasing and reduced waste.
Members who farm, garden, or create can apply to offer their products through Foodstead.
Cooking classes, homestead skills, garden days, preserving events, farm tours, and more—exclusively for members.
Everything stays in the private domain, and everything revolves around supporting our local food system.
Foodstead is built on the idea that strong communities grow around shared tables.
We believe in:
Local food that actually tastes like food
Farmers who are paid fairly and consistently
Keeping money in the community
Real relationships over transactions
Food security through connection, not corporations
Nourishing families with honesty and transparency
Foodstead is not a store.
It’s a community of people working together to strengthen our local food chain from the ground up.
Foodstead is a great fit for:
Families wanting reliable access to local, fresh food
Farmers looking for predictable weekly or monthly income
Makers who want a supportive place to share their products
Home cooks, gardeners, homesteaders, and wellness-minded folks
Anyone tired of inconsistent grocery options and rising prices
People who want to support local agriculture in a meaningful way
If you care about local food, community, and honest relationships — you belong here.
Joining the PMA is easy.
Once you become a member, you gain access to our private ordering system, our producer network, and all community activities.
You’re not just signing up for food…
You’re joining a local movement built by people who care.
A place where your dollars make a difference and where farmers and families succeed together.
