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.
It's Friday. Treat yo'self!
Purpose

#foodrevolution Delicious and healthy food can be prepared in a matter of minutes, and make you feel like luxury!
Sunflower shoots peeking out of the soil.

I love these crunchy little shoots. Growing tip - add a little bit of worm castings to your soilless seed mix and you will notice a huge change in flavor.
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sugardetoxme Justin, my first sunflower microgreen popped up yesterday in my home too 💚😭
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olivettefarm @sugardetoxme hah! That's awesome. You have a little farm happening inside your house with all the things you're growing :)
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yay!!! What's the turnaround time from planting to this? A couple weeks?
FDA Looks to Cut Salt Content in Food
wsj.com

"The Food and Drug Administration issued voluntary guidelines that would limit the salt content in a swath of packaged and restaurant meals." #foodnews #policynews
What Happens When a Dish Goes Viral
eater.com

Crazy the role social media has on one's career, and the careers of everyone in the supply chain... "As social media turns food into overnight sensations, restaurant operators who hit the jackpot s...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yes! I heard about some of these issues at the #farmtocity expo yesterday- flexing up your business to support viral demand is hard especially if you are working with local suppliers and smaller...
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Gwendolyn How was the expo? Yes- everyone dreams of success but some success can pose a serious problem!
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DietID_TeamDietitians The expo was great! Lots of challenges to scaling local but lots of smart people working on it
Women and Food: The Key to a Healthier Planet
huffingtonpost.com

Always room for more #ladyboss "As we eat and celebrate this International Women's Day, let's pause to think about how women are involved in producing food. Why? Because focusing on women involve...
Hampton Creek is taking on Big Food (Wired UK)- a great profile on josh
wired.co.uk

Wild to see that this 4 year old company is now potentially valued at $1bn dollars "Hampton Creek's plant-based foods have sparked lawsuits and resignations from Unilever and The American Egg Board...
Seafood Slaves - the saga continues.
aljazeera.com

When this story broke a year ago it broke my heart. It seemed too impossible to be real. Men turned slaves on fishing boats, faraway from their families. "it's almost impossible to separate what ef...
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palaknyc There is a wonderful TED talk about this called Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works! Heartbreaking and fundamentally made me rethink my food choices.
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sugardetoxme Constantly reevaluating my diet @palaknyc ... Articles like this and films like Cowspiracy really help with making those decisions
Looking to raise money for your #foodventure? Crowdfooding.co promises to give you the full list of investors who invest in food
crowdfooding.co
If anyone tries it, please report back
Have you seen 'Chef's Table' on Netflix? It's coming back for three more seasons!
eater.com

If you haven't seen it I HIGHLY recommend watching the first season! One of the most amazing and beautifully made shows I have ever seen. They're almost like mini films! #foodnews
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yes!! I feel like folks filming and editing had such a great time because it was just stunning!
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annefood Agreed.
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BenjaminWalmer Outstanding.
Campus raised lamb three ways, rack, loin and leg with duck fat potatoes and barber's farm spinach.

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DietID_TeamDietitians Beautiful!
Use leftover frozen cranberries to make a compote. Delicious in a cocktail or over yogurt or ice cream
annefood.com

1 meyer lemon, diced
1 cup cranberries
1/4 cup maple syrup In a small sauce pan over low to medium heat combine the lemon, cranberries
and maple syrup with 1/4 cup of water. Let simmer until...
1 cup cranberries
1/4 cup maple syrup In a small sauce pan over low to medium heat combine the lemon, cranberries
and maple syrup with 1/4 cup of water. Let simmer until...
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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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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