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Lauren Tom, Food-Lover
New York, New York
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addicted to avocados
The village that feeds itself
9yr
dw.com

"A new kind of sustainable village in the Netherlands will generate not just its own energy but all the food its inhabitants need as well. Construction of the first ReGen Village starts this summer."
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sugardetoxme @Georegulus
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sugardetoxme @carpe_deli
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RahulRaRa I wish I lived here
Jun
18
Smorgasburg LA Opening
9yr
la.smorgasburg.com
Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market

Smorgasburg is launching a market for food, design, vintage, and events every Sunday starting June 19, 2016, on the five-acre site of the weekday Alameda Produce Market in Downtown Los Angeles.
Sm...
Finally made my favorite summer salad
9yr
cooking.nytimes.com

It's so so easy and is still good the next day!
"There are two essential steps to a stellar farro salad The first is cooking the farro with enough salt and aromatics so that it delicious before y...
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lauren (Got a little carried away with vegetable peeling the Parmesan...)
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nutrichelle Looks delicious! Must try :)
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lauren @nutrichelle please do and share your results! One thing: I'd recommend cutting the amount of olive oil in half (8 tbsp seems like way too much)
Jun
10
Outside Movie Screening: Can you Dig This?
9yr
meetup.com
Los Angeles Public Library - Vermont Square

Summer is the best time for an outdoor movie, and I just got goosebumps watching the trailer for this one. Wish I could be in LA for this screening!
"7-10 pm Movie in the Park - an outdoor screen...
Jul
16
Capay Tomato Festival
9yr
eventbrite.com
Capay Organic

A chance to taste locally grown organic tomatoes, enjoy local food and music, and camp among the orchards! Sounds like a good time to me!
Jul
28
Brooklyn Screams for Ice Cream!
9yr
eventbrite.com
Brooklyn Historical Society

Sounds like a no brainer to me...
"Ice cream is having a “Brooklyn moment.” Join some of the borough’s top ice cream makers for a look at the history, mechanics, and future of ice cream cones, sun...
"Ice cream is having a “Brooklyn moment.” Join some of the borough’s top ice cream makers for a look at the history, mechanics, and future of ice cream cones, sun...
All Hail the Frozen Avocado!
9yr
humblewildflower.com

Freeze em to keep em, bake em to ripen! Feels like we almost have total control of avocados now... 💚 I'm (im)patiently awaiting the arrival of the #avocado emoji.
"Hello Darlings! The joy of a per...
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munchiemummy Had no idea. What a great tip to store them so I can buy em up when they're cheap in season.
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Riki If true and good to eat fresh after defrosting can be an amazingly great thing !
May
31
Copenhagen's Christiania district to host Japanese food festival
9yr
lonelyplanet.com

Anyone going to be in Copenhagen at any point in the next month? "In what could be the first food festival of its kind, a month-long Japanese feast is set to take place in Copenhagen’s self-governi...
Waitress Serves Up A Solution To Her City’s Food Waste Problem
9yr
huffingtonpost.com

#ladyboss #NoFoodWaste "A hot tip for those who want to help the environment."
The Streets of NYC Will Smell a Bit Less Putrid This Summer, Thanks to New Food Waste Law
9yr
mic.com

"Hot town, summer in the city."
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munchiemummy 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 it's about time! I always loved how Pret a Manger restaurants in NYC had sorting for your food waste, vs recyclables and other waste, and I'm happy other restaurants will follow suit -...
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DietID_TeamDietitians This is so exciting! It's also a great opportunity to teach people how to do it correctly, so when they try separating at home or at smaller businesses, they don't contaminate the stream
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lauren It's so important that people know how to sort their waste!! Listen to this episode of 99% Invisible about how Taiwan deals with trash:...