Go into your profile, choose 'My Account' - the password should be at least 7 characters made up of letters and numbers. Do not use your pet's or child's name, or anything like that that could be easily found in your profile.

You must be a registered user to log in. If you have not yet registered, go here. To log in, click the word 'Login' in the upper right hand corner.

If you are having problems logging in go back to the email sent to you when you first registered entitled "Welcome to MOFGA.net" sent from the account admin@mofga.net. That has your username and password. Remember that your password is case sensitive. If you are having trouble with this, try cutting and pasting the Username and Password from the email the system sent you when you first registered.

Go to the login page, then click 'Forgot Password?' then provide your Username (exactly as it is from your registration email - try to cut and paste the Username from that if you have a problem).

The password will be sent to your email account you used when you registered. If you are still having problems you can contact us.

Your request is processed by a real person working regular business hours Monday through Friday 8am - 5pm so there may be a delay in sending you the information you need to register.

Yes. You can create a profile and add the products and services you want others to contact you about.

You need to contact the admin with that information and we will add the second name to your profile for you.

After you login, go to your profile, then choose 'Edit Profile' - make sure to hit 'Save' when done.

You can bring in any form of media into the 'Media' tab in your profile using a link or embed code. It must be hosted elsewhere (YouTube, PodBean, Flickr, Picassa, imeem, on a server, etc.).

Log in, then go to your profile and go to the 'Media' tab. On the next page click on +Add Media. You can provide the embed code or link, then click 'Save'.

It is much better to use the embed code for your media rather than a link because the media will be displayed directly in your profile Media tab.

See screencast.

Log in to MOFGA.net and go to your profile. Click 'Edit Profile' and then on the next page click the >>> 'Add Products and Markets' or 'Add Services' link at the top of the page. You can write a brief description of your products or services, and include other products not on the list.

In the markets field you can explain where and when your products are available.

After you log in, go to your profile. Hit the 'Note' function. You can enter a title for the entry, then add the text for the entry. It will automatically receive a date stamp.

If you would like a more feature-rich blog, we recommend Google Blogger. You can import the content from Blogger into your MOFGA.net profile (see the "How do I link my blog content" question for details on importing).

See screencast.

Go into 'Edit Profile' after you login, then below the photo in the 'About Me' section, add the complete URL of your website, your online store, or your Twitter, Facebook, etc. page. It should look like this http://twitter.com/YourName. The icons that people will click to get to your site will appear at the top of your profile.

The 'About Me/Biography' text is what appears to the right of your photo, at the top of your profile above the tabs in your profile.

After you log in, you will see the 'Edit Profile' icon. Click that then then click >>> Change the 'About Me' text in your profile.

The only code supported in the bio field is paragraphs. These are made by placing <p> (a 'p' between 2 chevrons) in between the paragraphs.

You may see some odd looking code in there. You can ignore this code and change text around it and hit save and your formatting will persist.

Also, DO NOT paste in html code into the bio field or it will be deleted.

There is an online tutorial on this topic.

This is done with an RSS feed. Go to your Twitter or other account. Find the  or similar icon - "RSS feed of Your updates." Click on that and copy the complete URL (e.g. http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/23032160.rss). Now go to your MOFGA.net profile and choose 'Import RSS' then paste in the complete URL and hit save. Your posts on other blogs should now show up in your MOFGA.net profile.

Please note that this will bring in ALL posts from the RSS. The only way to get rid of them from your profile is to delete them one entry at a time.

Google Blogger
If you use Blogger (yourdomain.blogspot.com) you will need to do this to import the blog. 1) Go to your blog page. 2) Under "Subscribe to Updates" pull down the 'Posts' list, then select 'Atom'. It will give you a URL that looks like this: http://blogname.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default  3) Add this bit of code to the end of that -> ?alt=rss 

So when you are done you should have something that looks like this:

http://blogname.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

to post in where it says 'Import RSS' on your profile page.

Wordpress
For Wordpress blogs all you need to do is add /feed to the end of the URL. So if your blog is http://blog.yourfarm.com put http://blog.yourfarm.com/feed in the 'Import RSS' area in your profile.

Go into your profile, choose 'Share Link' - copy the complete URL of the newspaper article or website (It will look something like http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/105143.html). Now click preview and choose an image to associate with the article, then make a comment on the article if you wish, then click 'post' - you should now see the article or website link. See screencast.

As you might have noticed, you cannot edit the certified products that are listed under your products tab in your profile. This list is overwritten monthly with data received from MOFGA Certification Services, LLC to keep it current.

The other fields that are overwritten in the monthly update are: Business Name, First Name, Last Name, First Name 2, Last Name 2, Street, City, State, County, ZipCode, Farm Location Street, Farm Location City, Farm Location State, Farm Location Zip, Telephone number, Certified Products to Publish.

If you see that those fields need updating in your profile, you will need to contact MOFGA Certification Services, LLC. Then the current data will be included in the next MOFGA.net update.

Note that other fields in your profile are not overwritten and you must keep them updated yourself by logging in to your account (follow the instructions in this Q&A section for details on making changes).

The fields that are not overwritten in the monthly update include: the 'About Me' section at the top of your profile; all your website links; the non-certified products and descriptions; markets; services and services description; plus all of your photos, media, blog entries, etc.

You can use the 'Product Description' field to list products you sell that are not on the list. You can also use this section to describe varieties of plants, breeds of animals, etc. that you might want people to find by keyword. As long as a keyword is included in the 'Product Description' section of your profile other users will be able to find you through the product directory. The same applies with services and the 'Services Description' field.

You will need to contact the admin with your farm location information and we will add it for you.

After you log in, go to this page, then click on the 'Click here to continue' link. On the next page click the two steps and you should see the content you had added appear in your activity journal. If there are duplicate entries you can delete them by clicking the red x beside that listing.

This list is maintained by MOFGA Certification Services, LLC. If you notice discrepencies in this list you need to contact them.

A discussion forum is a great way for you to keep in touch with your members/customers. For example, a CSA could have a forum with posts on upcoming order content, work days, recipes, etc. Contact the admin to have a forum set up for you.

You will need to click the "Check the box to receive email notifications for this topic" box for that topic. If you do not want to receive any further emails you must go into that forum and uncheck this box.

You must be a registered, logged in MOFGA.net user to post in the forums. If you are registered and logged in and still cannot post it might be that forum is closed to additional posts or is private.

Many companies like Yahoo, Godaddy, Planet Maine. etc. have email packages you can buy for about $25/year. You need to buy your domain first.

Go to your MOFGA.net profile. In another browser window, login to the account where you have registered your domains (Network Solutions, Planet Maine, etc.). Go into the management settings for the domain and choose the 'forwarding' option.

Copy the complete URL from your MOFGA.net profile (it will look like this http://www.mofga.net/MyProfile/tabid/88/asuid/20/Default.aspx) into the forwarding setting and save. Your domain should now resolve to your MOFGA.net profile. This change can take a day or two to take effect.

There are many solutions available. Here is a Wiki guide. The MOFGA store is based on a product from Planet Maine. The price depends on how many items you have and the features you need.

After you create a store, make sure to include the link under 'Edit Profile' - then a shopping cart icon will show up in your profile.

Explore MOFGA Certification Services, LLC here.

Yes, in this forum. Community members can list items, job opportunities, etc. there. Items are deleted after one month and can then be relisted. Please delete your post after the item sells so people will not contact you about it.

With a MOFGA.net profile you can list the products and services that your farm or business offers. This becomes part of a searchable directory open to anyone visitng the site. Also, many folks find it much easier to add content to their MOFGA.net profile than to update their static website. You can post notes, blogs, photos and files in a snap, so it is a great way to keep in touch with your customers. You can also participate in the MOFGA.net discussion forums, connecting you with customers and with others working in your specialized field. The forums classified section also allows you to post items for sale, help wanted ads, etc.

Your profile can contain a link to your website, your MySpace or other page, and can bring in content posted from those sites as well.