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Season Reflection for Flower Farmers
Learn how to conduct a seasonal crops reflection to lower your work, stress and make your farm more profitable.
Eat Local, Grow Local, Give Local in Waterloo Region
We're excited to announce the launch of waterlooregionfood.ca. This new, free online directory lets Waterloo Region residents explore the many farms, markets, and community food organizations that make up their local food system. Discover ways to Eat Local, from CSAs...
Specialty Cut Flower Farming in Canada
It’s here! Read the results of our gap analysis report on the specialty cut flower sector.
How community food enterprises fight inequality
Community food enterprises (CFEs) are part of a movement to address systemic issues in the food system in a way that is dignified and redistributive. At Open Food Network, we’ve seen the regenerative power of quality food, produced by local producers and distributed...
Community Food Enterprises: Local Businesses for Social Good
Have you ever heard of Community Food Enterprises? The term community food enterprises (CFEs) encompasses a diverse range of locally-owned and locally-controlled food businesses that are focused on making a positive impact for the communities they serve. Whether it’s...
Interoperability in the Digital Farmgate Sector, Part 2: Field research report
Data interoperability is a technical way of describing the ability for several IT systems or platforms to communicate with each other and use information exchanged. It's what lets you exchange emails with someone even if you have different email providers, for...
Interoperability in the Digital Farmgate Sector, Part 1: Overview
The vast majority of food that is produced and eaten in Canada travels supply chains that are both complex and highly centralised, beginning with large-scale industrial agriculture and ending in a few major grocery chains. At Open Food Network, we believe this can and...
Media Release: Open Food Network Canada Helps Ontario Farmers and Local Eaters Connect Online
For Immediate Release WATERLOO, ON - Local Food Week is a chance to celebrate and strengthen the connection between farmers and local consumers. With funding support from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the non-profit software provider...
Passing the Torch, Part 2: Introducing David as Executive Director
We are excited to have David Thomas taking over the role of Executive Director. In this interview, we share some of David’s story, as well as projects on the horizon for OFN Canada.
Passing the Torch, Part 1: Theresa’s Retirement as Executive Director
Nearly ten years after launching Open Food Network Canada, our inaugural Executive Director, Theresa Schumilas, is passing on the torch. We sat down for a chat about her motivations, hopes for OFN, and plans for the future.
Creating solutions for and with community food initiatives
Last month we wrapped up an important planning initiative. Our goal: to reimagine our organization’s mission in the aftermath of the pandemic, and develop new community programming and software solutions to help community food enterprises scale and succeed. ...
Community Spotlight: Aura-la Pastries + Provisions
Meet baker and local market owner Aura Recently we sat down with Aura, the owner of Aura-la’s Pastries + Provisions shop in Waterloo region. Aura spoke about how her own online market works, how they strive to stay completely local, and how the OFN platform has helped...
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