Resource Farmers and Foodies Together webinar Open Food Network’s Jen Sheridan and Renata Cumming were engaged by Hepburn Shire Council to host this webinar about how communities are working together to build strong regional food distribution. The webinar...
Resource A guide to scaling up food hubs This 2014 publication from the US gives an overview of research and practice to scale up food hubs. It includes sections on: Business Models and Legal Status Relationships Funding Managing Supply and Demand Business Processes...
Resource Funding your Community Food Enterprise There are four main ways you can raise money for your community food enterprise: Donation/grant Debt (loans) Equity (shares) Sale of goods/services The Learn site has a number of resources to guide you in funding...
Resource Understanding Different Types of Grants There are generally three types of grants: government, philanthropy and local / place-based. Government Government grants fall into two broad categories: business support grants and public good grants. Our experience at...
Resource Allocating Risk in Community Food Enterprises One of the challenges with setting a price structure for any community food enterprise is setting a fair price for what they sell. There are some useful guides to pricing which help explain how to set a price,...
