I am really honored to introduce my new guest blogger Jameson, a middle school student at Sts. Philip and James School in Long Island, NY. Jameson and I were introduced by his tech[...]
Gourmet Magazine’s closure last year “presaged the death of magazines,” lamented Jeff Jarvis in a blog post about the end of the longest running food-magazine in [...]
City dwellers around the country are finding creative ways to use their fire escapes, windows, backyards, and abandoned lots to grow food in the city. As the movement matures, dece[...]
As the founder of the internet venture, GourmetOrigins, one of the topics that often comes up when speaking with people in the food industry is technology and particularly, how to [...]
Ready, Set,.. Where you do you start? Every entrepreneur is bursting with at least one good idea. Usually more. When you are bursting with good ideas and feel connected to multiple[...]
Trying to navigate a restaurant's site from my cellphone is often an annoying and time consuming experience. Which is why startups such as When I'm Mobile & Chompstack have develop[...]
I am thrilled to introduce Christine Rico, my business and idea weaving advisor. Christine and I have been working together to take all of my ideas and the amazing people and oppor[...]
Around two years ago (December 15th to be exact), I became the first paid employee of BrightFarm Systems (the New York Sun Works crew joined 16 days later). Our only project at the[...]
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer spoke at the launch of The Sun Works Center at the Manhattan School For Children on December 7, 2010. Stringer said: “Let’s[...]
It’s been a while since I’ve worked on this site, but thanks to the Food+Tech Hackathon I’ve taken the time to really think about how the data and tools I’m building should evolve.[...]
Thank you so much to everyone who came out yesterday for the inaugural Food+Tech Hackathon! I will be covering all of the interesting people, projects, and outcomes from the event [...]
Oprah’s is in love it. It’s Cyber Week. Have you bought an iPad yet? When I first played around with an iPad back in April, I didn’t get it. [I didn’t Tw[...]
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Please join Food+Tech Connect, Open Source Cities, & Gojee on December 4th for the inaugural Food+Tech Hackathon as part of the International Open Data Hackathon. This open-sou[...]
What’s “the haps” with apps? I love that the word “app” is short for both appetizers and applications. It is also analogous to the mission of this blog, Food + Te[...]
“Instead of using politics to drive resources in Chicago, in terms of what grocery stores should be prioritized and given incentives and which ones maybe not. I said, how abo[...]
In an article last week, I discussed data that shows that a farmer receives a dwindling portion of the consumer food dollar in the US. The data does not explain the ratio of whole [...]
What is the Farm Bill? The Farm Bill is the 700-page, $289 billion federal legislation that sets the rules and appropriations for the U.S. food system. While originally created as [...]
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Miquel Ros had been an information manager at Bloomberg when he started on a ‘side project’ to create an interactive map of his favorite cheeses, their origins, and the[...]
Do you ever feel overwhelmed when trying to make healthy food decisions? Do you find yourself standing in the aisles of your grocery store trying to navigate ingredient lists, nutr[...]
I’ve started a weekly newsletter to help you keep up-to-date about interesting events, companies, and research that are changing the way we produce, distribute, and consume f[...]
Farmshed version 1.1 for iPhone was released Wednesday, November 3, 2010, and is now available for free download in the iTunes App Store. The Farmshed App provides detailed lists a[...]
The use of Twitter, Foursquare, and Facebook in 2010 mid-term elections helped to reach and engage a wide range of individuals who might not have voted otherwise. This serves as a [...]