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.
Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat | The Nation
thenation.com
"How the country challenged the junk-food industry and became a global leader in the battle against obesity."
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Gwendolyn The school lunch law and sustainability aspects are impressive!
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annefood @Rachna @Udi Interesting about the pleasure aspect- the US leaves it out, yet it's an important element of food. Joy.
OpenIDEO - How might we dramatically reduce waste by transforming our relationship with food? - "Share My Dabba (lunchbox)" - How a Small Sticker Can Make a Big Difference
challenges.openideo.com
I love this idea so much! @garv have you seen something like this at work? #NoFoodWaste
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garv @Rachna I'd heard a lot about this a while back, haven't seen it though. It's a super idea!
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JenniferEmilson This is awesome!!
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lauren Incredible idea! Hope it catches on
Edible flowers in smoothie bowls. So pretty 🌸
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DietID_TeamDietitians Such a beautiful addition!
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ladyofgrand Thank you @Rachna these are from Windfall Farms @annefood haha 👌🏻
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Homebrew Cider w/ SoCo Homebrew: Antonelli's Adult Summer Camp Series
eventbrite.com
Antonelli's Cheese Shop
"For our second year in a row, we're offering a series of Adult Summer Camp classes on Sunday afternoons in July and August! For this class with Chris of SoCo Homebrew, we'll be learning about how ...
Roasted Za’atar and Sumac Carrots Salad | ginger & chorizo
gingerandchorizo.wordpress.com
On the blog now
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carpe_deli Love- ly 😍
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LezEngel I recently discovered sumac and am a huge fan. I'll have to try making this!
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BobDale This looks fantastic. I've never used sumac.
The Scary New Science That Shows Milk Is Bad For You | Mother Jones
motherjones.com
I came across this piece from last year and it is fascinating. I met Walter Willet the year these findings were released, and he was adamant about the research, about the corporate ties, and about ...
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Gwendolyn Very interesting! I always thought it was odd that we drink so much milk as adults, and no other animal does that beyond infancy.
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JenniferEmilson Have you watched 'Forks Over Knives'? It touches on this as well. Very intriguing
The price of pork: Cheap meat comes at high cost in Illinois - Chicago Tribune
chicagotribune.com
A long, but great read on the pork industry. This piece doesn't demonize meat eating, but instead makes us think about how we want our communities to operate and how we want our food produced. "Whe...
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carpe_deli Interesting, will def. read it.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Let me know what you think, and also if this applies in Amsterdam
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JenniferEmilson This article is just so sad. It's a perfect case for why some people choose to become vegetarian. Capitalism comes first in North America, so it won't change. The line that got me was: "Stop being...
Fresh pappardelle!
With olive oil, peas, parmesan, mint, and salt and pepper. Kitchen tip: drop frozen peas into the leftover hot pasta water to defrost them!
World's largest vertical farm grows without soil, sunlight or water in Newark
theguardian.com
#FoodNews: 'AeroFarms has put $30m into a green revolution that seeks to produce more crops in less space, but whether it’s economically viable is an open question'
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MargaretG The vertical farm trend really bothers me. I can't put my finger on exactly why but it feels like the wrong shade of "green."
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etsummer @MargaretG I totally feel you! I think it can definitely be hard to digest...especially when ideally we'd like to see and are working towards the return to small farms and localized production. If...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Totally agree @etsummer I'm not an anti-innovation person so I'm happy to see progress that unlocks supply of fresh food in communities that need it most. But we need lots of aerofarms to tip the...
Vermicomposting Harnesses The Pooping Power Of Worms For The Good Of Humanity: Hype Or Real Deal? : Goats and Soda : NPR
npr.org
"What comes out of the tail end of worms appears to be very good for crops."
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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