An example
Box day
Thursday's orders closed at midnight. By 6am the packing list is printed, the round is planned and every customer has a delivery window.
Farms & farm shops · Colchester
More time in the field. Less at the laptop.
Farm shops, box schemes and markets mean orders, stock, deliveries and posts, on top of the farming. AI can carry the paperwork.
For farm shops, market gardens, pick-your-own, veg boxes and local producers. You go to your customers
Facebook messagesMade-up example
A farm shop's Facebook replies
CustomerHave you got eggs in today?
AI assistantYes, plenty. The shop's open until 5. We also deliver veg boxes on Thursdays in CO3 and CO4. Would you like the details?
CustomerYes please!
AI assistantSent. You can order by Tuesday midnight for Thursday's round.
What AI can take off your plate
Five places to start
Orders in one place
Box orders, shop pre-orders and messages collected into one list.
What's in this week
Your website and socials updated from a quick note or a photo.
Delivery rounds
Box deliveries in the shortest order, with every customer told their window.
Seasonal promotion
Pick-your-own, events and seasonal produce promoted at the right time.
Paperwork drafted
Records, invoices and supplier orders drafted for you to check.
Try smart booking
Watch it find the slot that adds the fewest miles to a real-looking week.
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Smart booking
Fewer miles. More jobs. Home by five.
When a customer asks for a visit, it looks at where you'll already be that week and offers the slot that adds the fewest miles. You just reply 1, 2 or 3. Your own calendar stays in charge.
Text to DaveMade-up example
New request: Gutter clear, Lexden, CO3 (Mrs Patel)
1) Mon 15:30 - best. On your way home from West Bergholt. Adds 0.1 mi.
2) Tue 10:45, adds 0.5 mi
3) Thu 11:45, adds 1.3 mi
Reply 1, 2 or 3 to book, 0 to decline, C to call them.
Around Colchester
From Tiptree to Dedham, the farm shops and producers around Colchester sell on trust and word of mouth. Clear, up-to-date information online brings people out to you.
Every business is different. I start by sitting down with you to see how your week actually works, then suggest only what will save you real time.
How it works
Three steps. You never touch the tech.
Time Audit £195, taken off any setup · Setups from £395 · Solo package from £195 · Care from £49 a month. All prices →
- 1We sit down together
An hour at your place. You talk me through a normal week.
- 2Your Time-Back Report
Your biggest time drains, what AI can do about each one, and the cost.
- 3Set up and looked after
You see it working before you pay the final bill. Then I keep it running.
Colchester · In person · Done for you
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