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.
How to revive old food and make it delicious again
treehugger.com

"Our obsession with freshness runs deep, but it’s time to embrace the bruised and wilted if we’re going to cut down on food waste." #nofoodwaste
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JenniferDoscher Excellent article. Thanks for sharing!
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Gwendolyn Great resource! (And that sad lemon is so cute!)
About 1.2 million college students drink alcohol on an average day. Should we be worried?
usatoday.com

"Report quantifies substance use among college students," I know alcohol abuse is not unusual in college but it scares me that 1,800 students die each year from alcohol-related injuries. I don't fe...
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Gwendolyn wow ! :(
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etsummer I think it's really interesting to look at the differences between drinking habits of American college students vs. drinking habits of college-age students from other parts of the world like...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter @etsummer Completely agree although I read from the WHO that Europeans over 15 drink the most. I guess their culture is helpful in teaching young adults that alcohol is normal but I think that the...
Fast Co's most innovative companies in food: Dominos, Taco Bell, and mcD top the list. Disappointed. Who would you put on top?
fastcompany.com

So many people in this community are building innovative food businesses that are game changing. If you could write this list, who would you list?
Mar
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Mycophagist's Table: A Very Special Dinner at Exhibit C. Tickets, Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite
eventbrite.com
"The New York Mycological Society Mycophagist's Table Presents
Our First Mycophagist's Table of 2016
Dinner On Saturday, March 12th
A delicious evening warmly hosted by Exhibit C and co-produced...
Our First Mycophagist's Table of 2016
Dinner On Saturday, March 12th
A delicious evening warmly hosted by Exhibit C and co-produced...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Awesome thanks for sharing this
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BenjaminWalmer More great events coming soon!!
Dress up olives with citrus, herbs, capers and garlic for an easy yet impressive hors d'oeuvre.
annefood.com

Plus olives are full of good monounsaturated fats! #kitchentips
BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of postcapitalism | Opinion | The Guardian
theguardian.com

"By sharing their recipes, the Scottish-based brewery shows a modern understanding of intellectual property. This approach won’t destroy capitalism, but it does challenge its dynamics"
"When was the last time you walked into a school cafeteria and smelled an aroma of REAL food?"

Question on @FoodBytes panel with NOMA Chef @TheDanielGiusti. #GetReal
Had socca for the first time in Nice last summer and loved it - excited to try this recipe!
cooking.nytimes.com

"This is essentially a large chickpea pancake from Provence (and neighboring Liguria, where it’s called farinata) It’s traditionally cooked in wood ovens on copper disks, roughly cut and served hot...
The Fight for $15 Takes Center Stage at McDonald's Shareholder Meeting - Eater
eater.com

gross- board members refer to activists as "barbarians." When profit is the ONLY KPI for corporations, bad behavior is bound to prevail.
How to Ripen an Avocado in 10 Minutes - PureWow
purewow.com

"Instant guac gratification"
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DietID_TeamDietitians ok this is changing my life. I have such anxiety about avocado shopping! Definitely giving this a try.
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Udi Woah, good to know
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lauren I've stuck to the old paper bag trick, but this seems to work much faster! Also, if you have ripe avocados that you aren't ready to eat, throw them in the fridge to slow the ripening process down 😊
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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