Resource Local Food Cost Calculator In response to excuses that adding local food to the menu in restaurants or institutions would be too expensive, American local food group SCALEdeveloped a ‘Local food cost calculator’. The calculator can be used as a budgeting tool...
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,...
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...
Resource Food Co-op Initiative Resources The Food Co-op Initiaitve is an American organisation which aims to increase the number, success and sustainability of new food cooperatives delivering access to healthy food in diverse communities across the country. It...
Resource Community investment for Australian co-operatives – A Handbook The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) has produced a Handbook about Community Investment for Australian Co-operatives. This handbook is a helpful tool for existing co-operatives...
