The FAO hosted a tweet-up today on "Building a Food-Secure Future in the Horn of Africa." The discussion generated a fair amount of buzz from NGOs and interested world citizens ali[...]
Looks like Google is at it again, this time with a nifty weather layer you can choose to view in Google Maps. And while handy for city travelers, or in making conversation with you[...]
[Editors Note: This is the second story in a series about meat distribution. Food + Tech Connect will run these stories every Monday for the next several weeks.] “The question is, [...]
In early July I read in The New York Times that the World Bank is releasing 7,000 data sets into the public domain. So I decided to check it out and see what’s there. Not a lot, it[...]
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 [...]
In what interesting ways are food tech innovators using Google+? Joining Studiofeast founder Mike Lee for his first Google+ cooking demonstration two weeks ago opened my eyes to ju[...]
If you could make a map showing the impact of food price spikes in different countries around the world, it could be a great tool to teach people about hunger and inspire them to d[...]
Meet Carly Chamberlain, co-founder of Gusta, a new platform that aims to help supper clubs, pop-up restaurants, and artisan teachers connect with 'foodies,' manage events, and buil[...]
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[...]