Case Studies

Learn about farmers, producers and food hubs that are part of our Open Food Network:

How they got started and scaled up their enterprises
How they are working towards bigger goals, such as food justice and food security
Their experiences using the Open Food Network Software Platform

Case Studies

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Food for All: Promoting Equality, Dignity, and Sustainability

Food Justice, Food Security, Our Projects

Why local government should be focused on Food Systems

Case Study, Current projects, Food Hub, Food Justice, Food Security, Local Government, Open Food Network Projects, Our Projects, Our services

How Southern Harvest used the Open Food Network to halve their workload during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Case Study, COVID-19, Food Hub, Open Food Network Software Platform

Tasmanian Produce Collective – A Case Study

Case Study, COVID-19, Farmers' Markets, Food Hub, Open Food Network Software Platform, Regional food economies

Southern Harvest’s COVID shift to online

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, COVID-19, Farmers' Markets, Food Hub, Software users

Prom Coast Food Collective

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Food Hub, Open Food Network Software Platform, Regional food economies, Software users

Edithvale Community Greengrocer (@edigrocer)

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food citizens, Food Hub, Food Justice, Regional food economies

Building a Community – Edithvale Community Greengrocer (@edigrocer)

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Food Communities, Food Hub, Regional food economies, Sales and Marketing

Advocating for fair food – Tarrawalla Farm

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers and Producers, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Food Justice, Regenerative agriculture, Regional food economies

Running a small scale holistic farm – Tarrawalla Farm

Case Study, Farmers and Producers, Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative agriculture, Sales and Marketing

Tarrawalla Farm

Case Study, Farmers and Producers, Farmers and producers, Food Communities, Legal and Governance, Open Food Network Software Platform, Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative agriculture, Sales and Marketing

Marketing Through Education – Wandiful Produce

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers and Producers, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Regional food economies, Retail & Tourism, Sales and Marketing

Wandiful Produce

Biodynamic Farming, Case Study, Farmers and producers, Farmers and Producers, Food citizens, Open Food Network Software Platform, Regenerative agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Software users

Creating a local food system for Mildura

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Food citizens, Food Communities, Food Hub, Food Justice, Local Government, Regional food economies

Mildura’s Burundian Community Farm

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Food citizens, Food Communities, Food Hub, Food Justice, Regional food economies

Beechworth Co-Op fresh box scheme

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Food Hub, Open Food Network Software Platform, Regenerative Agriculture, Regional food economies

Westies Dry Goods Buying Group

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food citizens, Food Communities, Food Hub, Open Food Network Software Platform, Sales and Marketing, Software users

Intervale Food Hub

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food Communities, Food Hub, Regional food economies

Beechworth Food Coop

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food Communities, Food Hub, Food Justice, Regional food economies

Baw Baw Food Hub

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food Communities, Food Hub, Food Justice, Regional food economies, Software users

Case Study: The Community Grocer

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food Communities, Food Hub, Food Justice, Regional food economies

Idaho’s Bounty

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food Hub, Food Security, Regional food economies

2 & 5

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Food Communities, Food Hub, Food Security

Bondi Food Collective

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food Communities, Food Hub, Sales and Marketing

Farm Foodstore

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Food Communities, Food Hub, Food Justice, Open Food Network Software Platform, Sales and Marketing

The Food Garden

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Food Communities, Food Hub

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