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 …
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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, …
Celebrating our First DevHack!
Our very first Dev Hack was a success! Thank you to everyone that made it possible! We spent two very productive days coding, testing and working on real issues for …
UK Hack Weekend – May 4-5 London
Are you an experienced coder, tester or designer that wants to contribute your skills to a socially and ecologically transformative project? Are you new to software and want to join …
Learning as a Community
Announcing OFNs free action learning programme for food hubs. The OFN community is rich with experience in creating values-driven food systems. OFN members work with local authorities to deliver on …