Group Order Information
Team up with neighbors and save!
Ordering groups are a long-standing tradition at Fedco, and though we’ve recently had to modernize our group-ordering process online, the idea is the same: Team up with neighbors and save!
As a member of a group, you automatically receive a 5% discount when placing your order (with an additional 5% if you’re a Fedco co-op member). If your group’s combined subtotals reach $1,200, we’ll send an additional 5% refund check to the group’s coordinator after all orders are completed, who can distribute it as they see fit.
Here’s how it works:
- Your group chooses a Group Coordinator.
- The group coordinator sets up an account on our website and chooses an ordering deadline that works for the group. They’ll share your group’s code so members can log in and start ordering. All group orders must be placed online. No paper order forms.
- Seed orders will ship to the group coordinator, who will distribute them to members. We’ll separate the individual group parts to make things easier for the coordinator.
- Group members can add other (non-Seeds) Fedco products to their online carts, but those items will ship directly to the individual (or be picked up at our warehouse), not shipped to the coordinator’s address. Shipping costs for these items will apply.
Details and stacking with other discounts - click to expand
Group Discount Details
- Every member of a group automatically receives 5% off their order — no minimum order required.
- Bulk customers can be part of a group, but they do not receive any further discounts since bulk pricing is already discounted approximately 10%.
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If the entire group reaches $1,200, an additional 5% discount is
applied retroactively as a check issued to the coordinator.
- Checks are issued once all group parts from all branches are completed and any refunds for sold-out items have been processed.
- The 5% kickback is calculated on subtotals, which exclude sales tax and discounts (e.g. membership or group discounts).
- For bulk customers, bulk prices are used when calculating the kickback, since those are applied at the item level.
DISCOUNT STACKING — QUICK REFERENCE
| Combination | Allowed? |
|---|---|
| Bulk + Member | Yes |
| Group + Member | Yes |
| Bulk + Group | No, but can be part of a group |
| Bulk + Group + Member | No, but can be part of a group |
- Group + Member: Fedco members ordering through a group receive the 5% member discount stacked with the 5% group discount (10% total). Note: if the coordinator is a member, the membership discount no longer applies to the whole group — only to the coordinator’s own order.
- Bulk + Group: These do not stack. If a customer ordering through a group has Retail Bulk pricing, they receive bulk pricing instead of the 5% group discount.
- Bulk + Member: These do stack. A customer who is both a member and a Retail Bulk customer receives 5% off plus bulk pricing.
Group ordering is only available to U.S. customers.
Instructions for Group Members
- Shop and build a cart for the items you'd like to order, just as you would for a regular, non-group order.
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At checkout, be sure to select "Ordering as part of a group" and enter
your group code at that time.
- "Ordering as part of a group" can be found on the "Shipping" page during checkout.
- Alternatively, you can prefill your group code by visiting https://fedcoseeds.com/groups.
- Don't have a group code? Your group coordinator should have given this to you. Please contact them before contacting us.
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If the code matches, you'll see a red banner at the top of the page that
says "You are checking out as a group part" and the group discount will
be applied to applicable orders.
- If the banner doesn't appear, try re-entering your group code.
Instructions for Group Coordinators
Coordinators may receive free catalogs for their group upon request. Email questions@fedcoseeds.com.
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Log in to your group coordinator
account for your group, via the link at the bottom of
this page.
- Don't have an account yet? You can also create an account via the same link!
- In addition to logging in to manage your group and check on its status, we will use the email address for your coordinator account to send you confirmations of your members' orders.
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Start your group order by specifying the
ordering deadline and providing your shipping
address.
- Yes, we need your shipping address, even if you will be picking up your order.
- Seeds, excluding farm seed, will ship to you, the coordinator. Other items will ship directly to each group member.
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Your group is now ready! It’s time to spread the word!
Just share your group code with your group members so
they can start ordering.
- Your group members will need the group code when they check out.
- We will also send you a link that you can share with your members. Following the link makes this even easier, because it will automatically fill in the group code for them.
- You will get a notification (via email) of every order placed in your group, and you can view the current size and deadline of your active group on your coordinator account page.
- Remember to place your own order as part of your group, by following the instructions for group members.
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Once your group deadline has passed, we will stop
accepting orders for
your group.
- Seeds, excluding farm seed, will ship to you as a single shipment, and you will be responsible for distributing each order to your group members. Other items will ship directly to your group members individually, and on a different schedule.
- Had too much fun the first time? Want to do it again? Good news: once your order deadline has passed, you're welcome to start a new group order at any time!
Tax information: Your group order will be taxed
according to the taxable status of the customer and the
delivery address for the order (the coordinator’s address for seeds; the
group member’s address for other items). Members of the group who do not
qualify
for tax exemptions are responsible for paying use tax on their purchases
to the state (when filing their tax returns).