Last week, I posted a provocation for a ‘Massive Brainstorm‘ on how we could use social media to affect the 2012 Farm Bill. Inspired by the use of social media in the m[...]
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[...]
Cooking for Geeks: According to O’Reilly Media, “If you’re a programmer, hacker, or maker who is interested in learning how to cook, this book is for you.” [...]
Does your organization ever have problems that seem too difficult, large, or expensive to solve? If you work within the food system, your answer is most likely YES. Why? Because th[...]
Last Friday, I was extremely fortunate to attend The Feast Conference organized by AlldayBuffet. The Feast brings together creative entrepreneurs to feast on good, inspire action, [...]
In the spirit of President Obama's call for innovation, the USDA decided to take a different approach toward fighting obesity- gaming & competition.[...]
Are you a visual thinker? I am and I dig data. I know for most its not a very exciting topic. In fact, eyes tend to glass over as soon as I utter the “d word.” But, I[...]
We know that systems are complex and interconnected. I write a lot about the ways in which data, networks, information technology and the web relate to the food system and to each [...]
It was exciting to see such an overwhelming response to the food system visualization we posted last week. The map served to start defining the food+tech space and identifying the[...]