Open Invitation to all Food Assemblies!
Today Food Assembly announced that it will be ceasing UK trading in September. Since 2014 The Food Assembly have been supporting individuals to become food activists, supporting producers to sell …
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How to decentralise our food system
Most of our food is sold through a handful a supermarket chains that operate the same business model, a centralised model that aggregates all products under one roof. Can decentralised …
What is the Open Food Network?
Using software and technology to pioneer ideas in building networks, cooperatives and community driven food enterprise, the Open Food Network is growing as an international community. An international community fundamentally …
George Monbiot – OFN Ambassador
George Monbiot says “For years I have been writing about the need for a fairer, more sustainable food distribution system. It appears that we now have it. The online, open …
Rob Hopkins – OFN Ambassador
Rob Hopkins has been following the progress of OFN since April 2014. In his words “there is a lot of potential for building the resilience of local food economies through …
Mary Clear – OFN Ambassador
Mary Clear, Chair of Incredible Edible Todmorden says “The Open Food Network is not only a great way to get local food to local people. It is also the only …
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall – OFN Ambassador
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says “any initiative that fosters local food economies, and makes it easier for us all to buy low-impact, seasonal ingredients, gets my vote. I think the Open Food …
Maresa Bossano – OFN Ambassador
Maresa Bossano has more experience in local food than most. “I set up and ran a local, organic, vegan cafe. I worked for Sustain for five years, managing the Food …
Paid Work Helping Kent Farmers’ Markets Go Online
This post is written by Bob Taylor of Kent Farmers’ Market Association. Thanks Bob. When many rural village shops closed, Farmers Markets plugged the food outlet gap. Many have now …
We’re making a podcast!
OFN UK have received a wee amount of money to make a podcast. This is shaking-in-our-boots exciting! For some of us that are part of OFN UK, podcasts are our …