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.
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FoodBytes! Brooklyn 15% off for Foodstanders!
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The Hall at MP

@foodbytes is a world-class, half-day event dedicated to helping investors in the food industry meet new companies that are disrupting and/or innovating in food-related software and applications, d...
New York's Path to $15 Minimum Wage: Uneven, and Bumpy
nytimes.com

Nine months from now, there will be six different hourly minimum wages in the state: fast food workers in Manhattan, fast food workers elsewhere, the list goes on... #policynews
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Ricky Interesting. Is this a good thing? Without knowing better, I'd tend to think so since a single number is obviously too simplistic, but I'm sure this has lots of consequences.
Farmers are not just the backbone of a nation, they may have stronger hips too -- ScienceDaily
sciencedaily.com
"This study found that in Sweden, for male farmers, the risk of a hip fracture was 14 percent lower compared to other occupations, adjusted for age. When also adjusted for rural status of residence...
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mirasingh I'll definitely start planting if it means I'll be mobile for longer
Power smoothie with bee pollen.

Picked up some bee pollen at home in PA and had some frozen blueberries from my pickings in July. Great treat for breakfast.
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gingerandchorizo Looks amazing! Love the colour!
Herb rubbed roast chicken
chewsandbrews.ca

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serveMEnow That lavender gives this dish such a herbs du Provence taste. Perfect! 👌
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dundukitchen Lavender chicken! Would love to try it
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JenniferEmilson Oh yes @serveMEnow
EscapeMaker's Farm Escape Pop Up Shop At the Fulton Stall Market
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Fulton Stall Market

Now through April 24th! Thursdays and Fridays 12-6pm and Saturdays 11am-5pm. Featuring food and beverage samples from local producers, live music, and presentations from local farmers, winemakers a...
Rainy Saturday Must Have
Mastic Beach Village

These are protein-packed, low sugar, goodies. Only 1/4 C sugar in the whole batch. Great for breakfast.
What is your quick go-to dinner?

Mine is whatever veggies are in the fridge + salt + olive oil + heat. Or toss raw veg in some kind of sauce. Yay sides for dinner!
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lauren Funny you say that, I *just* ate a giant bowl of roasted kale sprouts for dinner!
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marynfulton2 Mine is some kind of stir-fry. Leftover grain, tofu/chickpea/egg, whatever veggies are in the fridge, and rice vinegar, tamari, ginger, and sriracha (all staples in my fridge) topped with cashews,...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Best fast dinner - sautéed edamame, greens, and garlic topped with a pouched egg, hot sauce, and hummus or avocado.
Caleb Harper: This computer will grow your food in the future
ted.com

I was a little skeptical in the beginning but this is such a cool project. I'm especially a fan of the interactive portion they have for students. What are everyone else's thoughts on the food comp...
8 "Healthy" Foods That Are Actually Really Bad for You
cosmopolitan.com

TL;DR: look out for sugar in foods claiming to be healthy. And eat. Actual. Food.
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annefood Interesting side by side comparison with the article and conversation @Udi posted last week https://www.thefoodstand.com/posts/12853
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lauren I feel like the real takeaway is to read ingredients. If you can't pronounce it/don't know what it is, you should try to stay away!
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etsummer Sigh. With you 100% on the eat actual food. Always love Michael Pollan's "Eat real food. Mostly plants. Not too much."
Who is going to lead food policy?
Resounding agreement at @foodbizschool panel that there is NO food policy happening in Washington. Question on how we'll put it on the agenda.
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tinabeans What happened to Michelle Obama's initiatives?
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cheesegrotto Think it was all fluff @tinabeans
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mirasingh Yea I saw something a little while ago that it turned into an exercise campaign instead of a food thing. Seemed strange
Kimbal Musk Changes Food System One School at a Time | Civil Eats
civileats.com
"Through his food education programs, Kimbal Musk is attempting to change the way children learn about food. Read more food system news on Civil Eats!"
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.
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- 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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