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Celebrating the seasonal cycles: embracing nature’s work and finding new ways to look at food
Midsummer, Summer Solstice: Connecting with the seasons: Introduction to the collection Welcome to the wheel of the year collection. A series of blogs on the solstices and equinoxes that punctuate our lives, seasons, and farming practices. The Wheel of the Year is...
Embracing a seasonal diet: the powerful benefits of eating with the land’s yearly rhythms
IntroductionThere would’ve been a time that eating seasonally was simple. But with a globalised food system and an abundance of unseasonal produce ever-available to us, it’s not always so straightforward. In this blog post, we’ll look at what eating seasonally...
Introducing the Food Data Collaboration: a new food data interoperability project with big potential
A new two-year Food Data Collaboration project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, is starting in March 2022. Project Coordinator Sophie Paterson explains what’s planned, who’s involved and why it’s needed.
Business Model Blog: Cambridge Food Hub
In this series of guest blogs, Lynne Davis from the Open Food Network describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the sixth blog of the series, Lynne introduces Cambridge Food Hub.Cambridge Food Hub is a...
Business Model Blog: Stroudco
In this series of guest blogs Lynne Davis, from the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the fifth blog of the series, Lynne introduces Stroudco Food Hub.
Offering your shoppers store cupboard items at wholesale prices
The full Essential catalogue is now available on the Open Food Network (OFN), updated six times per year in line with product and price updates from Essential.
Business Model Blog Cockermouth Country Market
In this series of blogs, Lynne Davis from the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the fourth blog of the series, Lynne introduces Cockermouth Country Market.
Business Model: Blog Sole of Discretion
In this series of blogs, Lynne Davis, CEO of the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the third blog of the series, she introduces Sole of Discretion. Sole of Discretion is a radically...
Interested in a career in ethical marketing? We are hiring!
We are currently looking for one Junior Marketing Team Member to join The Open Food Network for an exciting new project where we will be supporting inspiring food enterprises with their marketing. The Open Food Network is a community and software backbone for food...
Business Model Blog: Bowhouse Link
In this series of blogs, Lynne Davis, CEO of the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the second blog of the series, Lynne introduces Bowhouse Link. Bowhouse, based in the East Neuk of...
Celebrating the seasonal cycles: embracing nature’s work and finding new ways to look at food
Midsummer, Summer Solstice: Connecting with the seasons: Introduction to the collection Welcome to the wheel of the year collection. A series of blogs on the solstices and equinoxes that punctuate our lives, seasons, and farming practices. The Wheel of the Year is...
Embracing a seasonal diet: the powerful benefits of eating with the land’s yearly rhythms
IntroductionThere would’ve been a time that eating seasonally was simple. But with a globalised food system and an abundance of unseasonal produce ever-available to us, it’s not always so straightforward. In this blog post, we’ll look at what eating seasonally...
Introducing the Food Data Collaboration: a new food data interoperability project with big potential
A new two-year Food Data Collaboration project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, is starting in March 2022. Project Coordinator Sophie Paterson explains what’s planned, who’s involved and why it’s needed.
Business Model Blog: Cambridge Food Hub
In this series of guest blogs, Lynne Davis from the Open Food Network describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the sixth blog of the series, Lynne introduces Cambridge Food Hub.Cambridge Food Hub is a...
Business Model Blog: Stroudco
In this series of guest blogs Lynne Davis, from the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the fifth blog of the series, Lynne introduces Stroudco Food Hub.
Offering your shoppers store cupboard items at wholesale prices
The full Essential catalogue is now available on the Open Food Network (OFN), updated six times per year in line with product and price updates from Essential.
Business Model Blog Cockermouth Country Market
In this series of blogs, Lynne Davis from the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the fourth blog of the series, Lynne introduces Cockermouth Country Market.
Business Model: Blog Sole of Discretion
In this series of blogs, Lynne Davis, CEO of the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the third blog of the series, she introduces Sole of Discretion. Sole of Discretion is a radically...
Interested in a career in ethical marketing? We are hiring!
We are currently looking for one Junior Marketing Team Member to join The Open Food Network for an exciting new project where we will be supporting inspiring food enterprises with their marketing. The Open Food Network is a community and software backbone for food...
Business Model Blog: Bowhouse Link
In this series of blogs, Lynne Davis, CEO of the Open Food Network, describes the business models of some of the food hubs and producers in their community. Here, in the second blog of the series, Lynne introduces Bowhouse Link. Bowhouse, based in the East Neuk of...