Resource Running a Local Food Event to Bring Growers Together As part of the Open Food Network’s Thrive project, a local food activator was funded for three pilot regions around the state of Victoria, one of which was Gippsland. One of the tactics used to build better...
Case Study Westies Dry Goods Buying Group Background Westies Buying Group is an informal, not for profit community group which utilises collective purchasing power to attain bulk dry goods at wholesale prices. The buying group makes organic products affordable for...
Resource Small Blocks Big Ideas Kirsten Larsen outlines options for direct and collaborative marketing and logistics for small and medium producers and how the Open Food Network can support different models. Latest Resources Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Food...
Model Consumer Buying Groups A buying group is a group of people who traditionally live within close proximity to each other and who have come together to pool their resources and buy food in bulk. Collective buying often opens the group up to bulk discounts, which...
Resource Making Local Food Work: Influencing consumer buying behaviour This report, commissioned by Making Local Food Work, discusses how to close the gap between how much people say they want to buy local food and how little they actually buy. It suggests closing...
