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.
African farmers seek creative solutions to cut back on food waste – FSRN
fsrn.org
"Elizabeth Nsimadala is a 36-year-old mother of two from a small village in Southern Uganda. She’s a founding member of a group of female farmers who have been making big returns by turning bananas...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Bananas into wine?!?! This is so fascinating !
Meet bestselling author, food educator, and total #ladyboss Anna Lappé!
blog.thefoodstand.com

Anna Lappé is a bestselling author and food educator, focusing on food systems and sustainability. She has started numerous highly acclaimed food sustainability projects, and her latest book was na...
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TomVanD Real admirer of Anna's work.
Aquafaba meringue: have you tried it yet?

...A good way to use up all that chickpea cooking water (aquafaba) and make eggless meringue in the process (and a good incentive to eat more chickpeas while you're at it 😉💛). #nofoodwaste
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garv Been meaning to try it
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sugardetoxme I found an article on it the other day and also meaning to try it!
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unconventionalbaker @garv it's quite good. I kept trying it without a good mixer though and it never worked. My mother in law recently gave me her kitchenaid mixer and it now works a treat every time.
A whole lotta shrooms! One of the last batches of Chanterelles for the year from my forest, extremely high source of vitamin D. #wildfood

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henrydonahue You need to bring those to the office!
How a Wine and Cocaine Cocktail became Coca Cola | Messy Nessy Chic
messynessychic.com

"I think by now most of us have heard the story about our world-famous soft drink, Coco-Cola, once containing a significant dose of cocaine until it was remo"
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DietID_TeamDietitians So fascinating and also a recipe for disaster
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Gwendolyn I didn't know that they deny it!
Brooklyn's fancy artisanal-food businesses are getting chewed up. #reality
crainsnewyork.com

"Companies that launched the gourmet-food-production scene in 2008 fed New York City's manufacturing revival. Now entrepreneurs are finding their dreams wiped out by rents and regulations"
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munchiemummy It's such a shame; I've been saying for years over here in the UK that there should be a tax break/incentive or rent cap for small businesses renting shops- SOMETHING to help the little guys and...
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DietID_TeamDietitians This makes me so sad! There are a lot of new food halls opening, but I feel they run into the same problem. The TasteNY campaign put on by the NY State Department of Ag has done a good job of...
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mirasingh Rent is just so high that brick and mortar is so expensive. I'm curious if businesses are finding the new ecommerce platforms valuable. Anyone know?
Jun
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Learn in style & enjoy yummy snacks while learning about food start-up stumbling blocks!
foodtechconnect.com
Force Brands: BevForce | FoodForce

"Join us on June 2 for Fail Friday with ForceBrands. Hear stories of failure and lessons learned from Gotham Greens, Sweet Revenge and more. RSVP ASAP! http://bit.ly/FF6216"
You will have tastings...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Was there!! But may have missed you!
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spreadmmms No biggie. The place was packed. Food Tech Connect had such amazing turnout.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Next time :)
Do you want chocolate cake like, right now?
food52.com

Helloooo of course you do. Made this in 30 mins. With everything I had in my pantry. It's vegan! Doesn't even need eggs! Craving solved 🙃
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gingerandchorizo Yes please!
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mirasingh OK YES!
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RahulRaRa Eggless cakes like this are all the rage here because many people here don't eat eggs. I'm going to try this at home though.
"Unique" produce. So much nicer than being called "ugly." Those Swiss are so polite. Although the sign does say "For the freaks of nature." ☺️

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DietID_TeamDietitians Where is this?!
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sugardetoxme Hahaha. Like the sense of humor
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Cassafrass @Rachna In Switzerland. :)
Fresh Squeezed Blood Orange Juice
1stqualityproduce.wix.com
1st Quality Produce
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sugardetoxme I love getting a perfect blood orange. Miss them from @GoodEggs when they had them here in NY.
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BobDale Looks delicious
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Anke 👍🏽
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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- 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.
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