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Americans will purchase 5 percent of the year's chocolate this week for Valentine's Day. But where does that chocolate come from and how is it grown, picked, processed and shipped[...]
Despite the media's fixation with the latest, greatest gadget, often times innovation takes place behind the scenes, using technology we don't often hear about. Radio-frequency id[...]
For several months our team at Good Eggs has been researching the local food phenomenon around the country. We’re looking for ways in which technology can help grow and sustain loc[...]
"Changing the way we eat" means a lot more than simply cutting fat and calories from our diets. [...]
This week’s Infographic of the Week was created by G+, and explains in detail the tech trends of the past year. But what Top Tech Trends of 2011 doesn’t tell you is th[...]
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) helps farmers around the world share the risk and bounty of their harvest with those in their region. But what happens when your “community” [...]
Local food seems to be all the rage - but how big is the trend and how is it working out for small scale farmers? [...]
The National Research Council released a report today stating that "publicly posting enforcement and testing data...on the Internet could have substantial benefits, including the p[...]
Knowing where food comes from and how it was grown is a top priority in an increasing number of American households. But aside from costly technological solutions employed by larg[...]
While hacking and re-imagining the food system here in the U.S., can we interact with, learn from and collaborate with like-minds on a global scale to meet the needs of growing pop[...]
In honor of the first national Food Day, Food+Tech Connect is highlighting 5 innovative ways technology is being used to improve access to fresh, local food. The following selectio[...]
The recent cantaloupe contamination underscores the need for better data about our food’s journey from farm to table. With over 76 million cases of food borne illness, costin[...]
As beef, lamb, and now pork producers in upstate New York, we need to create a market space for our farm. But direct marketing and “finding a market” has been challenging.[...]
There are a lot of important lessons about building a successful online marketplace that can be learned from our experience working with Zaarly to source 20 lbs of grass-fed beef c[...]
The future of urban agriculture is not vertical, nor even simply horizontal. It is distributed and networked throughout the city. In a growing number of cities, suburbs,and small t[...]
Today, Food+Tech Connect launches the first in a series of monthly interviews with leading food and tech investors. Over the past year I’ve spoken with 100+ food tech entrepreneurs[...]
[Editors Note: This is the fourth story in a series about meat distribution. Food + Tech Connect will run these stories every Monday for the next several weeks.] Exactly how much m[...]
[Editors Note: This is the third story in a series about meat distribution. Food + Tech Connect will run these stories every Monday for the next several weeks.] In mid July, the En[...]
According to the Smarter Planet Blog, “In June, a team of five IBMers spent three weeks in Milwaukee as part of the company’s Smarter City Challenge grant program with the goal of [...]
The pork belly trade is over. Well, not exactly over, but done with on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The reason: no one is trading frozen pork bellies any more. 50 years ago w[...]
That’s why the USDA is investing in food hubs and food hub research. The new online food hub resource, part of the Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) website, contains the USDA’[...]
You are growing, growing, growing. But alas, you have 80 plums, and no lettuce. What do you do? Well, you can set them outside of your apartment and hope they magically get traded[...]
Lilly’s Table, a weekly subscription service that offers seasonal recipes and meal plans, is the brainchild of a former personal chef, Lilly Steirer. Her idea is very near and dea[...]
Slow Money NYC's inaugural Entrepreneur Showcase and Resource Exchange featured ten entrepreneurs, including AgSquared, a farm management and planning platform. Watch their present[...]
Online business directory eLocal USA created the following infographic to visualize the true environmental, social, and economic impacts of our purchases. (Click to enlarge) Source[...]
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