Draft:Open Food Network
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Logo since 2015 | |
| Abbreviation | OFN |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2012 |
| Founders | Kirsten Larsen and Serenity Hill |
| Founded at | Australia |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
Region served | Australia, Europe, North & South America |
Official languages | Multilingual |
| Website | https://openfoodnetwork.org/ |
Open Food Network is a global community of people and organizations working together to develop open and shared resources, knowledge, and software to support a better food system.
It was founded in 2012 by Kirsten Larsen and Serenity Hill, two Australian farmers[1].
After gathering local organizations in Australia[2], the community has grown in the United Kingdom with the launch of the Open Food Network UK organization in 2015[3] and since then in several countries such as Canada, the United-States, France[4], India, Brazil.
The Open Food Network software[edit]
The software allows farmers and local shops to organize their online sales and enables them to collaborate with other local actors.
it is published under AGPL3 license.
In January 2024, 218 contributors[5] have contributed to the code base since its launch in 2012.
Awards[edit]
- 2024 European Social Economy Award for digital innovation[6]
- Nomination for the Food Planet Prize in 2022[7]
- 2015 OuiShare Award[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Radical regenerative farming model revealed by food system change-makers". Farming together. 2021.
- ^ "The Open Food Foundation: Free Software for Better Food Systems". Shareable. 2014.
- ^ "OPEN FOOD NETWORK U.K. COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY". UK government company information website. 2024.
- ^ "Open Food Network: Non-Capitalist Approaches in France and the United States". Platform Cooperativism Consortium Blog. 2023.
- ^ "Open Food Network's github contributors list". Github. January 2024.
- ^ "Gala of the 2nd edition of the European Social Economy Awards, 14th November 2023". Social Economy Europe website. 2023.
- ^ "The Open Food Network has been nominated for the international Curt Begfors Food Planet Prize". Open Food Network Australia Blog. 2022.
- ^ "OuiShare Awards Winners 2015". OuiShare website. 2015.