Join us at the Oxford Real Farming Conference!
Getting produce to customers and managing the distribution, retail and admin stuff is often a real sticking point for food enterprises. So the Open Food Network has been set up …
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Can we make you love accounting?
Many small food businesses start with passion. Maybe as a maker you start out selling to friends and family and soon realise that there is a demand for what you …
Big Improvements to your Shopfront
The latest release of the Open Food Network was deployed this week. Although it doesn’t look different we’ve made some big changes to improve the performance of your shopfront behind …
In support of Extinction Rebellion
Several people in the Open Food Network (OFN) have been drawn to support the Extinction Rebellion (XR) in recent days. They are joining thousands of ordinary people from all walks …
Win a Marketing Support Package for your Shop!
At the Open Food Network, our primary mission is to help food enterprises to thrive! So we’re offering two of our food enterprises the chance to WIN bespoke marketing support …
Welcome to a faster, more efficient OFN!
Over the years we’ve been running OFN we’ve been working tirelessly to build the tools that food enterprises need to succeed. With our tiny, part time development team working remotely …
Olivier De Schutter – OFN Ambassador
Olivier De Schutter says “I was for six years UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. I have been working on food issues for about ten years and I …
Can Food Hubs Help Stop Climate Change?
A nationwide study to better understand how food hubs can contribute to a more sustainable food system. Open Food Network are teaming up with researchers at the University of East …
How possible is plastic free?
In the last 12-18 months the devastating consequences of single-use plastic pollution has come to the forefront of public debate and made many of us question our shopping and lifestyle …
Linking OFN to your accounting package
For most people, one of the most tedious aspects of running a local food business is keeping the accounts. After all, we’re in this to build communities, to support producers, …