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.
Dandelion Leaf tea

I made dandelion tea for the injured wild rabbit my daughter (@pizzacat) found. I tasted the tea myself- delicious! I think I'll have a cup, too.
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JenniferEmilson I have this every morning (my leaves are dried) before breakfast. So good for you!!
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MargaretG @JenniferEmilson yes! I was surprised how good it is.
Mar
7
Hear about key business and legal issues in food and beverage labeling!
eventbrite.com

"Food Labeling & Packaging Workshop: Design, Marketing, Intellectual Property and Products Liability On Monday, March 7th come hear from Samuel Adams employees and attorneys from Goodwin Procter L...
All this talk of bowls... @akhilg2002 made a solid veggie bowl. Perfect snack for watching Straight outa Compton 🎬

Bowl meals are great especially if you're looking for a quick fix. I had steamed the potatoes earlier so they just went in a sauté pan with the the veggies and simple spice blend. Definitely beats ...
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unconventionalbaker Love veggie bowls. The lazy man's dinner of champs 🌟😊
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DietID_TeamDietitians 👍👍👍 yep! It's really a game changer
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annefood What's the drink??
First zucchini blossoms!

The squash are not too far behind. When harvesting for eating, only harvest the male blossoms, which grow on a stem and don't bear fruit. #gardeningtips #kitchentips
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Yfalkson Can you tell me more about how to tell the male ones? Not sure I follow
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Georegulus @sugardetoxme will probably answer, but the male blossoms grow on a long skinny stem whereas the females clearly have a fruit growing beneath the blossom.
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JenniferEmilson I can't wait to find them here at our markets!
May
4
Intro To Photography: Capture Great Images To Support Your Food Biz - Splash
photographybkfw.splashthat.com
Brooklyn FoodWorks

"- Why good food photography is so important - What types of food photos you need to tell your story and connect with customers - How can you take better photos with the tools you have at hand - ...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Welcome!
15 genius uses for salt: Clean your appliances, remove stains, and more - CNET
cnet.com

"Salt isn't just for your French fries. It can be used to clean appliances, take out stains and much more."
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DietID_TeamDietitians Overflowing with #kitchentips and life tips!
A Plan Worth Its Salt - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com
Too much sodium!!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Labeling is so critical, as most people don't know what's in their food when they dine out. And I totally agree with the author's last point that even hedge fund managers complain about how...
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kellydee A judicious use of salt can really enhance flavors. I avoid packaged foods so I can control how and when to use both salt and sugar.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Great idea @kellydee -adding it yourself makes you so much more aware
Edie and Brooklyn FoodWorks help turn ideas into reality. A food business needs a kitchen, after all! Behind The Plate with @EdieBKFW
blog.thefoodstand.com

Edie Feinstein is the Community and Marketing Manager at Brooklyn FoodWorks. As a native New Yorker, Brooklyn is familiar territory, but running a kitchen that houses over 50 food startups is entir...
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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