Research report How can we design out on-farm food waste? Food waste is a complex problem that occurs for many reasons across different parts of thefood system and supply chain. When farms can’t sell all of their produce, farmers lose money, and the resulting food...
Research report The impacts of COVID-19 on values-based food supply networks in Australia and the sector’s response The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the global food system on many levels. Shocks to the food system led to empty supermarket shelves and...
Resource Lessons from the South East Food Hub The South East Food Hub was a piloted food hub model which operated in the outer suburbs of Melbourne in 2014-2015. The hub sourced fresh produce and grocery items from 16 local producers and serviced 14 customer ‘buying...
Research Report Community Food Enterprises report Community Food Enterprises Community Food Enterprises (CFEs) are locally-owned/-controlled food businesses or ventures founded around a desire to create positive outcomes for the communities they serve. This may be in...
Research AEGN Food Systems briefing Research to guide philanthropy The Australian Environmental Grantmakers’ Network brings philanthropists together to create a meaningful strategic impact for sustainability. They approached Open Food Network to produce an...