Across Canada, interest in local, fresh, and ecologically grown food continues to grow. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is one of the models helping to meet that demand—by building meaningful partnerships between farmers and the people who eat their food. In...
Learn about the value of ‘real world’ marketing for flower growers, from networking and community engagement, to offline marketing products, and more!
Find out about the history and the future of the Collective Plug Order, a grassroots collaboration that has let small flower farmers in Canada pool their plug orders.
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...
It’s here! Read the results of our gap analysis report on the specialty cut flower sector.
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...