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Digital Marketing Project Report: Results and Next Steps
After an 8-month initiative to help small farmers with their digital marketing, we’re sharing our experiences in a short summative report. The report reviews project activities, outcomes, and recommendations. It also suggests a path forward, using the lessons we learned to guide next steps for own organisation and beyond.
LiteFarm Partnership
Announcing our new partnership with farm management app, LiteFarm. Designed as a tech solution for the management of sustainable and diversified farms.
Four steps to reopen your OFN store
Follow this four step checklist to ensure you are set up for success on the OFN platform when opening your store for the season.
Creating and developing an e-store with OFN
A short list of resources to help farmers and food hubs thrive on OFN, from setting up a store, to marketing your store and building customer loyalty.
Featured Webinars: Online sales, research partnerships and the future of food tech in Canada
Check out some of the webinars our team has been involved with!
– EFAO Digital Farm Gate Sales
– Supporting Farmer Livelihoods: Research Partnerships for Action Webinar
– Opening Up Food Data
Community Spotlight: Flower Farmer Theresa Schumilas
My partner, Peter and I grew organic vegetables for over 30 years. But then we started to learn about how unsustainable and unfair cut flowers can be. Most of the flowers you see are grown and treated with harmful chemicals. Often they are imported long distances from places with unfair labour practices. We wanted to be a part of changing this so we have switched from vegetables to blooms.
Community Spotlight: Palatine Roses
Palatine Roses is a local flower shop from Palatine Hill in Niagara-on-the-Lake. They are active community members producing lovely blooms and providing the community with tips and tools for local growing!
Community Spotlight: Oy’s Joys Bakery
Olivia Yetter, founder of Oy’s Joys bakery, shares the story of how she started her business by selling at farmers’ markets in her neighbourhood in Toronto. The pandemic provided an opportunity to increase production and reach more community members. Read more about Olivia’s vision for her growing bakery.
OFN Online Shop Updates 2020
A number of changes and improvements to the OFN Online Shop have rolled out in 2020. We've decided to provide you a consolidated summary of online shop updates! The list is pretty long, so make sure you click on each item to get the full details. Mobile shopping...
Community Spotlight: St James Town Community CO-OP
We chat with OFN customer St James Town Co-Op, a non-profit, community owned enterprise supporting sustainable development, food security and resilience to climate change.
Research report: Tech-Enabling On-line Food Distribution
As communities and governments attempt to reinforce local food security, digital platforms represent a critical ‘public infrastructure’. Read our research report to learn more.
Staying Informed about Food Justice and the Food Movement
Stay informed about issues that matter to food and agriculture movements with our list of recommended podcasts, news, platforms, and food justice organizations.
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