Quick answers about buying, selling, and trading on the platform.
A Texas-based marketplace for homegrown and homemade goods — meat, produce, dairy & eggs, pantry, homestead goods, handmade, plants & garden, and livestock. You can buy, sell, or trade with other users directly — we facilitate the connection, but transactions happen between the users.
No. Anyone can browse listings and storefronts. You need a verified account to post listings, make offers, chat, or leave reviews.
Yes. Posting listings and making trades on Rural Roots is free.
Sign in, verify your email, then click 'Post a new listing' from your account menu. A photo, price, and description are required.
Your storefront is created automatically the first time you post a listing or a wanted item. You can customize it under Manage storefront.
Yes — on your storefront page click the three-dot menu on any listing to edit, mark as sold, or delete it.
Use 'Buy now' to purchase at the listed price, or use the Trade Builder (when the seller accepts trades) to propose items from your storefront. Once accepted, the listing is held as pending.
No. We are a classified marketplace — payment and exchange happen directly between buyer and seller at the meetup. Use safe, in-person methods.
The listing goes to Pending and a chat opens between buyer and seller. Once the meetup is complete, the seller clicks 'Complete sale' and the listing is delisted.
Either party can cancel a pending trade, which relists the item automatically.
Meet in a public place during daylight, bring a friend, inspect items before paying, and prefer cash or verified payment methods.
Open the storefront, click the three-dot menu, and choose Block or Report. Reports go directly to our admin team.
We verify email addresses but do not inspect items or vet users. Always exercise your own judgment.
Go to Account settings from the account menu. You can update your email (with a re-verification step) and address at any time.
Open any storefront page and click Follow. Their new listings will appear in your Following feed.
Go to Account settings from the account menu and scroll to the Danger zone at the bottom. Click Delete account, type DELETE to confirm, and your account, storefront, listings, offers, and messages will be permanently removed. This cannot be undone.