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.
Cartoonist Fired From Farm News for Pro-Farmer Cartoon
nytimes.com

Such a sad story of a veteran cartoonist / farmer who published a cartoon that had 2 farmers chatting: “I wish there was more profit in farming,” one farmer says.
“There is,” the other replies. “I...
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sugardetoxme There needs to be a rallying cry on this. Can we do something about this?
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DietID_TeamDietitians This is really terrible! The #FoodRevolution should also address ridiculous system issues like this. I wonder if her farmers have felt the same push back?
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MargaretG Horrible. :(
Food Chains @ NYU

Last night, eight nutrition students came together and learned about the fight for farmer worker rights in Florida. "How do we make a difference as college students?" My answer: Spread awareness to...
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DietID_TeamDietitians So Awesome!!! Curious if students were surprised by what they saw?
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Most were surprised that the superstore Publix got their tomatoes from Mexico for a cheaper price when the farm worker immigrants in FL were Mexican.
Microgreens grow up so fast!

You can harvest them within 5-7 days after they emerge. I'll need to make a salad tomorrow!
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DietID_TeamDietitians That was quick!!!!
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Good Food Spotlight: A Pitch Workshop by Foodstand and Slow Money NYC + Offer
eventbrite.com
Purpose

It's our monthly event back at our normal location!
"Join Foodstand and Slow Money NYC, for an evening of drinks and collaborative thinking. Good Food Spotlight is a monthly event series designed ...
It's a 2-acre farm, packed into a shipping container that doubles as a farm building : TreeHugger
treehugger.com

"The Farm From A Box system is designed to feed 150 people per year, and includes drip irrigation, all of the tools, and its own renewable energy setup."
Denmark Considers Beef Tax to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | SAVEUR
saveur.com
Do you think something like this would ever pass in the US?
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sugardetoxme With our meat lobby and decreasing meat consumption???
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yea I can only imagine the backlash that would come from all sides. I just remember when the who or some other org released info that bacon may cause cancer - mass uproar!
Curry leftovers? Make a Thali!

Curry bowls usually come in copious sizes. And I'm all about variety in food. So I often use bits of leftovers to create a mix & match Thali. A Thali is a popular way to eat food in India, and cons...
@mrsxtina just made my day! Check out this message from Sesame Street about Foodstand!
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lauren Adorable!!
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annefood WHAT!!!? How did this happen?! This is amazing.
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DietID_TeamDietitians I know I nearly wet my pants :)
Are millennials ignoring key food policy issues?
medium.com
Does our foodie movement stop short? Conversations about our meals, non-GMO and local are everywhere. But what about food scarcity, farm subsidies and fair labor laws? What are your thoughts? #poli...
Homemade smoked meat sautéed with guava jam & onions.

Don't knock it till you've tried it. 😜
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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