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One theme that dominated food tech startup news throughout the month was the notion of same-day delivery and solving the problem of the last mile.[...]
Building a food startup is tough. Food is a low margin industry, and, unlike music or publishing companies that sell digital or durable goods, many food startups deal with perishab[...]
Real Time Farms launched the FixAntibiotics Food Finder. The first of its kind map enables consumers to find retail locations, farmers markets, farms and restaurants selling meat [...]
Local Dirt and Locavore recently launched a free search widget and API for their farm, farmers market and CSA mapping data. There are over 35,000 United States and Canad-based farm[...]
Startups, data enthusiasts, researchers, and policy makers all have a reason to start caring about the USDA’s annual National Farmers Market Directory: more comprehensive dat[...]
I’m very excited about this week’s set of iPhone apps. With a tip of the hat to the Fab Five freshmen from the Michigan Wolverines back in the 90′s, I give you: the Fab Four free i[...]
“We believe that change is needed in the way we consume and produce food. We don’t pretend to have the answer to what that change should be. It’s complicated. How[...]
It’s refreshing to hear Dave Thier talk about the struggles he had as a farmer on FarmVille. I hesitate to say it, but I think his experience – the attraction, the addiction, the d[...]
Up until a couple of weeks ago, the largest event I had ever organized were dinner parties for 10 in my apartment. Then the Food+Tech Hackathon came along. With 12 days of lead ti[...]
Where does your food come from? The answer is more difficult than you might imagine. Thankfully, a growing number of tech savvy entrepreneurs are leveraging their Web2.0 acumen an[...]
What a year for food and tech! It has been truly wonderful getting to know all of you over the past couple of months. I can’t wait to connect with more of you at the events ([...]
This Batch, uses the power of the web and smart supply management to offer local produce that's more on demand. Consumers win by getting more choice and flexibility of when they p[...]
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[...]
It was 8:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Soho, the streets lay quiet and Broadway was not yet filled with shopping tourists. Though one floor above, at co-working space Soho Haven[...]
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 [...]
Real Time Farms is a web platform that uses crowdsourcing to help you understand where your food comes from. Local Food enthusiasts contribute geo-tagged photographs, tips, and ed[...]
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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 [...]
In 2010, the USDA National Farmers Market Directory counted over 6,200 operational farmers markets in the country. That’s more than a 16 percent growth in farmers markets from 2009[...]
What would you do if there were no supermarkets, farmers markets, or csas? Two MIT students have a concept design that would allow you to print your food.[...]
CNN & Foursquare are collaborating to encourage healthy eating & local sourcing. As of this past Sunday, you can follow CNN at Foursquare.com/CNN and unlock the new CNN “He[...]
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