Building a Full-Stack Organic Food Ordering Platform using Django and React.js

💡 Overview

In this tutorial-style post, I’ll share how I built an online platform where users can browse and order organic products from verified farmers, with real-time tracking and a vendor management system.

🧩 Architecture Overview

The project follows a frontend-backend separation:

Django REST Framework (DRF) → API backend

React.js → Frontend interface

MySQL → Database

Communication between the frontend and backend is done using Axios and JWT tokens.

⚙️ Backend Setup (Django)

Created APIs using Django REST Framework

Defined models for Product, Vendor, and Order

Used permissions and authentication classes for vendor access control

Added views.py for CRUD operations and order tracking

🖥️ Frontend (React.js)

Used React Router for navigation (Home, Cart, Login, Dashboard)

Managed API calls with Axios

Implemented state management with React Hooks

Real-time updates using polling or WebSockets (optional enhancement)

🔐 Authentication

Used JWT for secure login. Vendors get access to:

Dashboard

Product management

Order status updates

🧠 Challenges Faced

Handling CORS issues between Django and React during development

Designing reusable components for different user types (customer/vendor)

Managing asynchronous calls efficiently

🚀 Future Improvements

Integrate a payment gateway

Add order notifications via email or SMS

Deploy on cloud (AWS or Render)

📎 GitHub Repository

👉 https://github.com/thiyagu26v/online-organic-food-order

💬 Conclusion

This project combines the best of web technology and sustainable thinking.
If you’re interested in full-stack development, this is a great project to practice API integration, authentication, and frontend design.

Tags: #Python #Django #ReactJS #FullStack #WebApp #Sustainability #DevCommunity

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