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Software Platform<\/h2>\n

Our open source platform enables new, ethical supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Software designed for food<\/h3>\n

The Open Food Network software platform allows farmers to sell produce online, at a price that works for them. It can be embedded in your own website, or hosted on ours. It has been built specifically for selling food so it can handle tricky measures or stock levels that only food has \u2013 a dozen eggs, a bunch of parsley, and a whole chicken that varies in weight, anyone?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a great shopfront to sell food through as an individual enterprise, but where it really gets exciting is when there\u2019s a community of farmers working together.<\/p>\n

Collaboration made easy<\/h3>\n

Food\u00a0producers<\/strong>\u00a0can create an online shop, collect payments, and sell through other shops on the platform.\u00a0Wholesalers<\/strong>\u00a0can integrate with existing systems, manage buying groups and supply your produce through national or regional networks of food hubs and shops.\u00a0Communities<\/strong>\u00a0can bring together producers in your area to create a virtual farmers\u2019 market, building a resilient local food economy.<\/p>\n

People have used the power of this platform to create food collectives, manage food hub stock, or to take their farmers\u2019 market online with pre-purchases to give stallholders more secure sales.<\/p>\n

Open source for a better food system<\/h3>\n

And what\u2019s just as important as the software itself, are the values that underpin it. If you\u2019re trying to build a new food system \u2013 as a farmer, farmers\u2019 market, or food hub \u2013 then why would you choose software that isn\u2019t also contributing to a fairer food system? By working collectively rather than competitively, we share the costs of developing new software, and we ensure that our project is more resilient than the many other proprietary models that have fallen over since we started!<\/p>\n

Read more about how to use the software in our\u00a0User Guide<\/a>, or you can email us with any questions, including help getting set up using the Open Food Network.<\/p>\n

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Features<\/h3>\n

The Open Food Network is powerful software that helps people sell online, and collaborate to build regional food systems. You may not need all of its features, but there are plenty to choose from!<\/span><\/p>\n

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At its most simple, the Open Food Network gives you an e-commerce solution designed specifically for food. It can handle multiple order cycles per week with different delivery or pricing options, subscriptions, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can point customers to your shop on our site, or you can link to it from your own external site. You can share your story, social media links, and upload photos of your own products.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Where Open Food Network gets exciting is when you work with others. We can help you aggregate from multiple producers through one online shopfront, or enable you to sell to multiple shopfronts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Open Food Network allows you to easily update your stock based on what you’ve produced. It can generate reports, packing slips, and help you avoid a tangle of spreadsheets!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Find out how we can help<\/h3>\n

Have an idea, a project or a question? Want help using the Open Food Network software?\u00a0 Get in touch and find out how we can help you with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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