PLEDGE A #NOFOODWASTE NOVEMBER!
About 1/3 of all food produced worldwide goes to waste — and we want to change that!
Did you use your leftovers, take home a doggy bag, bring extra food to a pantry, or simply compost your scraps?
Join Foodstand and our partners in pledging a #NoFoodWaste November. Learn how and share your good food deeds with #NoFoodWaste to win prizes. This week - win prizes from Dig Inn and Farm to People!
1. Join the Foodstand Community via our iPhone app.
2. Post as many photos as you like of your good no-food-waste deeds, and apply #NoFoodWaste.
3. Challenge your friends to a #NoFoodWaste November! We will curate some of the best posts to highlight with our partners.
Foodstanders say No. Food. Waste.
Banish Stress with These Foods, Not Chugging Wine in the Bathtub
bonappetit.com

"Traditional comfort foods like mac-and-cheese can aggravate your system. Melissa and Jasmine Hemsley share their favorite healthy stress-busting foods."
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DietID_TeamDietitians @Akhilg2002 @nainiac
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mirasingh Wine In a bath tub does sound great, but I get why bone broth is better
Fruits and Nuts chocolate Bark – Johanny's Kitchen
johannyskitchen.com

" I went food shopping to one of my local supermarkets and found these red berries called “Goji Berries”. Me, being the foodie that I am went for it and bought myself a bag of these delectable tre...
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lbrandi I want to eat that right now!
Feb
27
Snack To The Future at Artists & Fleas
blog.wearepopup.com
Artists & Fleas

On February 28th, the much-loved Artists & Fleas is producing 'Snack to the Future:' a delicious celebration at its Williamsburg location. Even tastier? Visitors can sample every snack vendor, and ...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yay! @woodwardextractco will be there!
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serveMEnow Congrats @woodwardextractco! Looking forward to checking it out!
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sugardetoxme This is fab. Can't wait to go.
Farm fresh eggs and homemade bread
Café at 407

Cafe at 407 in Liverpool, NY is truly a cafe for a cause. Proceeds go towards Ophelia's Place - a nonprofit supporting women with body issues. Plus they use all simple, local, quality ingredients!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Love this restaurant find! You can tag the location in the post by clicking the "..." To edit, then you can add the location. This will help others find it 👍👍
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marynfulton2 Thanks @Rachna ! I added it 😊
May
1
Container Gardening Workshop-CCE Lewis - Cornell
events.cornell.edu
Cornell Farmers Market

"Come join us in growing English (shelling) peas in containers that require little space. These are the kind of peas where the pod is not eaten. All materials will be provided including a bucket, ...
A picnic of Cowgirl Creamery cheese and Acme bread on Angel Island this weekend!
Angel Island State Park

Love that I can stop by the ferry building and pick up local, delicious products like these so easily 😊
Imagine if every roof should have a food garden by law?
csglobe.com

"A new law recently passed in France mandates that all new buildings that are built in commercial zones in France must be partially covered in either plants"
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mirasingh If only there was a @brooklyngrange on every roof. I'm reading farm on the roof for the #FoodBookandFilm club and it sounds like starting a rooftop farm is not a cake walk
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DietID_TeamDietitians I wish this were the case in NY! So many rooftops!
Pulitzer Prize Winners: AP Gets Public Service Prize For Story About Slave Labor In Fishing Industry : The Two-Way : NPR
npr.org

Another concern to add to the list for seafood.
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DietID_TeamDietitians All the more reason why we need more labor transparency in our food system. One solution is to purchase from local fisherman. Or get some Barramundi from @inahalfshell's new company. Or try a CSF -...
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mirasingh I wish there were more ways to know if my seafood was fished my slave labor ☹ seems like if you are at a restaurant or market that doesn't say anything about the fish, we should assume the worst?
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Ricky @Mirasingh My fear is that even if something reassuring is said, it's probably not a sure thing. It's always kind of alarming when they do blind tests and find out that a significant fraction of...
Apr
23
Sikh Day Parade: Guaranteed to have delicious free Indian food!
sikhism.about.com

My friend Hargobind formerly with @GoodEggs sent me this. Looks like fun!
The Full-Fat Paradox: Dairy Fat Linked To Lower Diabetes Risk
npr.org

"The new findings add to the evidence suggesting that full-fat dairy may have protective effects — both in cutting the risk of diabetes and helping people control body weight."
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annefood Very interesting! I ate a ton of nonfat milk as a child and now can't digest cow dairy products. I've heard the two are correlated, and that drinking whole milk is better for many many reasons....
Sign to save one of England’s oldest cheeses!
slowfood.com

"A producer should be free to choose whether or not to pasteurize their milk and to take responsibility for that choice." Rightly said. Cheese lovers, unite and support the original raw milk Stil...
To participate
- Download the Foodstand iPhone Application.
- Between 10AM EST on Monday, November 2, 2015 and 11:59 PM EST on Monday, November 30, 2015 (the Sweepstakes Period), using the Foodstand iPhone Application, any posts that include “#NoFoodWaste” in the description either by manually typing in the phrase or by adding it using the “#NoFoodWaste button during the Sweepstakes Period will be counted as an entry.
- A random drawing will be held from all eligible entries (posts containing #NoFoodWaste in the description) received during the Sweepstakes Period, on or about Tuesday, December 1, 2015, by Foodstand, whose decisions concerning all matters related to this sweepstakes are final.
- Each week, we will choose two winners. One winner will be from the New York, Metropolitan area, and will receive two meal tokens from Dig Inn (diginn.com) restaurant. A second winner will be chosen from a non-New York metropolitan area, and will receive a Tasting Box from Farm to People (farmtopeople.com) The prize will be delivered by mail after the winner is announced and the winner has provided a mailing address to receive the prize.
Details:
- Each #NoFoodWaste post (also known as an entry) must be fully completed; mechanically reproduced; incomplete and/or illegible entries will not be accepted. In case of dispute with respect to entries, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
- Entries become property of Foodstand and may be shared with partners of Foodstand. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such automated devices will cause disqualification. Foodstand and its advertising and promotions agencies are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected or stolen entries or transmissions, or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic.
- Notice to Winners: Winner will be notified by e-mail. Winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within fifteen (15) days of notification attempt or prize may be awarded to alternate winner. Return of any prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and alternate winner will be selected. If a winner is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, prize will be awarded to minor's parent or legal guardian, who must follow all prize claim procedures specified herein and sign and return all required documents.
- Prize: Four (4) winners will be chosen from the New York metropolitan area. These winners will each receive two (2) tokens, each good for one (1) meal at any Dig Inn restaurant location. Prize will be mailed to winner. Four (4) additional winners will each receive one (1) Tasting Box Subscription from Farm to People (Farmtopeople.com). Prize will be delivered by mail.
- Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. If any prize is won by a minor, it will be awarded in the name of minor's parent or legal guardian. Each entrant selected as a potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements. Foodstand makes no warranties with regard to the prize. Prize is not transferable. No substitutions of prize allowed by winner, but Foodstand reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Prize is not redeemable by winner for cash value. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prize are the sole responsibility of winner.
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