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2025 Fall Newsletter from OFN USA
Sept. 23, 2025, 10 a.m. 2025 Fall Newsletter from OFN USA The Latest from Open Food Network USA Leaves aren’t the only thing changing this fall. Hey OFN Community! We know you’re wrapping up a long hot summer that feels like some days it won’t end ☀️; but...
2025 Spring Newsletter
2025 Spring Newsletter: Important Updates for Local Farms & Markets 🌾 The Latest from Open Food Network USA · May 29, 2025 Did someone forward you this? Subscribe to this newsletter. Software created to empower you, it's what we do. Spring Is Here🌷 Fresh air,...
January 2025 Newsletter
Hey happy new year! Gina has put together some news for you from around the community, and this issue also introduces our new suggested contributionplan (aka “pricing” for short). At the bottom, you’ll find our list of ways to contribute so we can keep bringing you open-source tools from the most beloved open-source food-oriented e-commerce platform in all the universe (honest, your contributions keep OFN alive and are a great investment in the future of community-based food security). Whatever you can contribute,
Food Businesses Get Healthy in Camden with Roots to Prevention and OFNUSA
The Open Food Network (OFN) has partnered with Parkside Business and Community in Partnership (PBCIP) to focus on communities in Camden, New Jersey. Since 2015, this non-profit developer based in the Parkside neighborhood has been the fiscal sponsor for Roots to...
Building Food Systems and Hope in Northern California
Let’s meet Shannon, the energetic CDO of Etherix who has joined forces with Providence International Garden of Hope, a non-profit organization in Shasta County, California aimed at combating global hunger, and the Open Food Network (OFN) for a project funded by the...
Growing Community in Oregon with OFNUSA
The Open Food Network (OFN) is partnering with The Rockwood Food System Collaborative (RFSC), a multiethnic group of food oriented stakeholders near Gresham, Oregon. The RFSC is one of the projects chosen for funding in the USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)...
THE GREAT APPLE CAPER IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA
Here's a great example of Hubs working together to make good things happen! The Great Apple Caper in Northern Minnesota 5,300 apples to local Minnesota schools Article by Kathleen Rykus Community and helping out people in your area is a staple of Northern Minnesota...
Spring 2022 Newsletter (No Frills Edition)
Our Support Page is your one-stop shop for all things OFN! Get Discovered There are so many ways to help your customers to find you on OFN. Here’s our top 5 favorites: Help your community find and support you! Use the “Properties” enterprise setting to create terms...
Fall Newsletter (Pro Edition)
We met some folks looking for a few real-life Open Food Network users to talk candidly to other real-life people about using OFN for an hour or two, and they are happy to compensate them. Shoot an email ASAP to hello-usa@openfoodnetwork.net if you are interested.Have...
How to Find Just What You’re Looking for on OFN
Have you ever wanted to be able to find OFN producers who offer a specific product, certification, or practice? Well, this tutorial is for you then!
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