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.
Every time I find myself at @thehamiltoninn, I can never stay away from this featured appetizer. They offer it every day even during Brunch which they're serving until 4PM today.
The Hamilton Inn
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annefood Nice to meet you yesterday!
A Restaurant That Only Serves Its Food In Jars Is Opening Near NYU
ny.eater.com
Foodstander @ancolienyc serves seasonal food with an eco-friendly twist! #foodnews #ladyboss
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sugardetoxme I liked the advice she got at Spotlight, "Perhaps you're not going far enough!" ( on the environmental front) Such good encouragement
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ancolienyc Thank you for all the encouragements. We are very excited!!
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mirasingh So cool!
Got a chance to try freshly harvested cashews. Has anyone else tried freshly picked cashews?
My cousin grows cashews in Andra Pradesh and sent these beauties. I'm sure they were steamed like all other cashews since cashews have a toxic coating, but they still tastes super fresh, surprising...
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sugardetoxme I love how they grow. Eat them all the time in Mozambique
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etsummer Always funny to think about that the nuts we usually see in the grocery stores have been shelled and treated and roasted, etc. etc. My grandparents have a pistachio orchard and what grows on the...
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MargaretG I saw these trees in south Florida but they were not fruiting, so I didn't get to taste the nuts. Such a fantastic thing.
Some Governments Are Endorsing Sustainable Diets—but Not the U.S.
takepart.com
"Even China is trying to convince people to eat less red meat." #foodpolicy #foodnews
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RahulRaRa I came upon the Chinese dietary guidelines when they were first released, and was so surprised to see this. I guess a strong government like China's has some benefits =)
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mirasingh Sheesh - all these countries have opted to recommend reduced red meat consumption but we haven't? How is this possible?
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Gwendolyn Right @mirasingh ?!
Mobile Pantries Get Food Where People Need It Most
civileats.com
"As food insecurity spikes, food banks are using refrigerated trucks to bring fresh food directly to communities nationwide." #foodnews #foodpolicy #NoFoodWaste
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Aliza genius redistribution solution!
How would you describe the taste of celery? Via Celery: Why? : The Salt : NPR
npr.org
I've always thought of celery as a dip delivery mechanism, or a crunch provider, and have been a bit confused by its popularity because I can't describe its flavor. I usually think of it as "watery"
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter I know it's supposed to be good for detoxifying the liver but I still struggle to eat it. Too bland for me 😪
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munchiemummy Home grown and wild celery have such a strong flavour! I do find it hard to describe though. I have childhood memories of snacking on the celery that grew beside my grandmother's house. It was...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Ahh yes farmers market celery had a much more pronounced "bite"
Grocery vibes #allthatgreen
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FarmerDave what are you making with this?
The World's 50 Best 2016 Restaurant Winners
tastingtable.com
"Drumroll, please: Here are the winners, surprises and party people from the 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants."
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munchiemummy Looks like I need to get myself down to Peru. they have quite a few on this list!
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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