Food, unincorporated.
Sometimes the best way to fix the system is to start a new one.
Powering a new food system.
Our open source platform enables new, ethical short supply chains. Food producers can sell online to their local communities and wholesalers can manage buying groups and supply produce through networks of food hubs and shops. Communities can bring together producers to create virtual farmers markets – Community Food Hubs – building a resilient local food economy. Community Food Hubs can help to reconnect people with their food, and make nutritious local food more available to all.
Helping food enterprises thrive
We are a not-for-profit social enterprise and cooperative, working to build a new food system that is fair, local, and transparent. We’ve created a number of resources that help community food enterprises thrive. We’re also part of the Feeding Ourselves Community of Practice for community led food initiatives in Ireland, helping to share good practise and support groups and projects which are active in the local food system across the island.
A global community
We believe that to build a better values-based food system, we need to work together in new, fairer ways. We think it’s possible to create a food system with social and ecological health at its core. How we work is as important to us as what we create. You can read more about the principles and values of Open Food Network on the global site below. We’re proud to be part of this global movement to help build a world where fair, open food & farming networks (re)connect people and regenerate the earth.
Secure and trusted.
Open Food Network uses SSL encryption (2048 bit RSA) everywhere to keep your shopping and payment information private. Our servers do not store your credit card details and payments are processed by PCI-compliant services.
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Open Food Network is a free and open source software platform. Our content is licensed with CC BY-SA 3.0 and our code with AGPL 3.