Guides

Find a selection of curated guides for Community Food Enterprises on topics including:

Starting and scaling up your enterprise
Marketing and business strategy
Business skills and knowledge
Accounting, finance, legal and governance
And much much more

Guides

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How to co-design a food hub with your community

Community Food Enterprises, Open Food Network Projects, Research, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Strengthening farmer-buyer relationships with governance

Business Strategy, Case Study, Legal and Governance, Legal and Governance, Open Food Network Projects, Research, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource, Supply Chain

What we learned from running a Collaborative Logistics Scheme

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Community Food Enterprises, Farming and Agriculture, Logistics, Open Food Network Projects, OR Case Study, Our Projects, Producers, Research, Resource

Hepburn: co-designing a food hub

Case Study, Collaborative food enterprises, Local Government, Regional food economies, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

How can we design out on-farm food waste?

Circular Economies, Community Food Enterprises, Current projects, Farming and Agriculture, Food Waste, Food Waste, Open Food Network Projects, Our Projects, Regenerative Agriculture, Research, Resource

How to set a fair price

Pricing, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource, Webinars

Visual marketing tips to improve the way you sell

Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource

Effective inventory management

Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Pricing, Regional food economies, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource, Stock and Inventory

Making decisions for your food enterprise

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource, Webinars

Logistics for Food Enterprises

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Logistics, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Stock and Inventory, Webinars

How to find grant and funding opportunities

Business Strategy, Grants and fundraising, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Simple ways to design and schedule social media posts for free

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Marketing, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Social Media, Starting a CFE resource, Webinars

Foodies and Farmers Together Webinar

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Our Projects, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource, Webinars

Food System Innovator’s Handbook

Collaborative food enterprises, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Agro-ecology & Regenerative Agriculture Knowledge Commons

Current projects, Farmers and producers, Our Projects, Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Research, Resource

Simple customer retention strategies

Collaborative food enterprises, Customer Loyalty, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Marketing, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Social Media

Lessons from the South East Food Hub

Collaborative food enterprises, Community Food Enterprises, Open Food Network Projects, Regional food economies, Research, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Community Food Enterprises report

Collaborative food enterprises, Community Food Enterprises, Current projects, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Our Projects, Regional food economies, Research, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

A guide to scaling up food hubs

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers' Markets, Regional food economies, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource

Funding your Community Food Enterprise

Accounting and Finance, Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers' Markets, Grants and fundraising, Grants and Grantwriting, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Resources to help you run a crowdfunding campaign

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Grants and fundraising, Grants and Grantwriting, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Understanding Different Types of Grants

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Grants and fundraising, Grants and Grantwriting, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Local Food Cost Calculator

Accounting and Finance, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Food citizens, Pricing, Regional food economies, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Marketing for community food enterprises

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers' Markets, Marketing, Regional food economies, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource

Planning and running open farm days

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Marketing, Resource

How to give interviews to media

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Marketing, Resource

Allocating Risk in Community Food Enterprises

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Running a Local Food Event to Bring Growers Together

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Customer Loyalty, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Marketing, Regional food economies, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Food Co-op Initiative Resources

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Community investment for Australian co-operatives – A Handbook

Accounting and Finance, Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Grants and fundraising, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Shared Learning Days

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Regional food economies, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Starting a Food Hub: Successful Hubs Share Their Stories

Collaborative food enterprises, Regional food economies, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Food Solution- A Community Food Enterprise Startup Guide

Business Strategy, Collaborative food enterprises, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Lean Start-Up

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Resource, Starting a CFE resource

Holistic Management – Strategic Planning for Food/Farming Enterprises

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Regenerative agriculture, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Collaborative marketing: a roadmap and resource guide for farmers

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Regional food economies, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource

Food Safety Guides

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource, Stock and Inventory

Grow a Grocery

Collaborative food enterprises, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Making Local Food Work: Influencing consumer buying behaviour

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Food citizens, Regional food economies, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Financial Literacy for Community Groups

Accounting and Finance, Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers' Markets, Pricing, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Choosing a Legal Structure for your Farm or Food Enterprise

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Legal and Governance, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Healthy Profit: A guide to pricing your farm produce

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Pricing, Resource

The DIY Marketing Guide for Community Supported Agriculture

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Regenerative Agriculture, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Cooperatives in Australia

Collaborative food enterprises, Farmers and producers, Farmers' Markets, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

Making Farmers Markets Work: Community

Farmers' Markets, Marketing, Resource, Scaling a CFE resource, Starting a CFE resource

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