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.
NEVER MISS ANOTHER GOOD FOOD EVENT!
blog.thefoodstand.com

Here's a little play-by-play on how to post your own events and view other great food events in your hood. Kudos to Robert @cabalitonyc @JimmyCarbone and @ServeMEnow for quotes and insights.
Potatoes are taking root!

This little all blue potato (one of many) will produce a few pounds of new potatoes in just a few months.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Lovely!! I love blue and purple potatoes because they add color to a dish, but is there any other difference? They taste pretty much the same to me
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olivettefarm @Rachna there's no real difference in flavor compared to similar sized potatoes. I prefer to grow smaller ones. I find the flavor and texture to be better. Purple and blue potatoes are higher in...
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sugardetoxme One of the farmers at the McCarren Farmers Market was waxing poetic about how much difference in taste there was across the potato spectrum - from his white to russet to blue to red. I don't find...
Date night extravaganza with @manfood at Enoteca in Ketchum.
Enoteca

It's a must visit for anyone in the Sun Valley, Idaho area! #restaurants
Can never go wrong when this is your free tapa
Taberna Tirso de Molina

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DietID_TeamDietitians More details! Are these your olives???
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KarrieKimble They're not LOSADA grown olives but we have this variety. I only wish we received beautifully cured olives when we sit down for a drink in the states!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yes definitely! It's usually just olive bar stuff. I always wonder about those... Are they any good? How do you tell?
The Real Deal: Carolina Gold Rice
ansonmills.com

Complete with flecks of bran. From #AnsonMills and #Quinciple. The history of this rice is fascinating. As a southerner living up north, eating it tastes a bit like home.
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mirasingh They sell through Quinciple?
Permaculture: You've Heard of It, But What the Heck Is It?
modernfarmer.com

Now I get it.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Phew. I needed that
Progress - a light warning sign on a soda machine in a medical center.

The sign says to avoid soda, drink diet soda and fruit juices occasionally, and drink plenty of water. Next step is to get this soda machine out of a health care building!
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sugardetoxme This is a HUGE step but still... Diet soda???
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DietID_TeamDietitians i know i know. it's so unfortunate, but this is progress!
Purple Carrot day one. tofu escabeche, bamboo rice (!!), mango slaw. #tpcpics

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mirasingh Is this the Bittman delivery thing? How was it?
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Mariampa @mirasingh yes, it was delicious done in 20 minutes and zero waste.
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mirasingh That's incredible. I can't wait to try this!
Refresh Your Hard Bread!
i.imgur.com

1. Wrap in foil
2. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes (Animation at imgur link)
#nofoodwaste
2. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes (Animation at imgur link)
#nofoodwaste
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Gwendolyn Yes! Works great. #kitchentips
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JenniferEmilson Another easy way: get oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle water all over the outside of baguette or loaf and put directly into oven. The steam will crunch up the outside, and warmly soften and fluff up...
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Yfalkson Maybe you can change your title to food hacker?
GOOD FOOD SPOTLIGHT RECAP: MARCH 2016 – Foodstand Blog
blog.thefoodstand.com
Purpose

From Shark Tank to Foundermade - entrepreneurs are getting more stage time to present their businesses to investors and audiences, but the Good Food Spotlight, coproduced by Foodstand and Slow Mone...
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cheesegrotto This was so much fun.
Ugly food in supermarkets is actually happening.
theguardian.com

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DietID_TeamDietitians So exciting!!!! #nofoodwaste
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Philbert @rachna it's slow but steady progress. Hope it catches on. Seems so wasteful!
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.
- General: Foodsdtand and its representatives are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the sender, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this sweepstakes which may limit the ability to play or participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this sweepstakes. If for any reason, (including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of Foodstand, which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this sweepstakes), the Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as described in these rules, Foodstand shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes.
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By accepting prize, the winner grants to Foodstand the right to use his/her name, likeness, hometown, biographical information, in advertising and promotion, including on the Site, without further compensation or permission, except where prohibited by law. By participating in the sweepstakes, entrant and winner release Foodstand, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, and agents, from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense, including without limitation property damages, personal injury and/or death, arising out of participation in this sweepstakes or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize. Foodstand may prohibit an entrant from participating in the sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Foodstand representatives. All legal responsibilities of a minor under these Official Rules will be assumed by the minor's parent/legal guardian.
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