It is clear that there is a real need, and a real opportunity, to use data to tell the stories of the food movement and to support advancements in agriculture, advocacy, science an[...]
In this video from TEDxManhattan, James Beard Foundation Executive Vice President Mitchell Davis talks about taste as a powerful tool for social change. [...]
In this Innovator Series Video, Mihir Desai of Cross (X) Species Adventure Club talks of using science in our everyday lives to hack the food system.[...]
Adam Hofmann, Director of Marketing and Community Development at Zaarly, discusses creating a format to connect people throughout the food system.[...]
Last month, 14 survey reports were cut or reduced to save the USDA Statistical Research Unit $11 Million annually. At the same time, over the past few years there has been an explo[...]
The recent “Food Dialogues” - organized and funded by the year old U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance - has a multi-million dollar annual budget, and the membership of some of the [...]
In honor of our one-year anniversary, Food+Tech Connect is asking leading food and technology innovators – how can information and technology be used to hack the food system?[...]
Tomorrow (Sunday, July 31) I will be joining Mike Lee of Studiofeast for the Google+ Hangout cooking lesson he’s hosting at 6pm EST. Mike and collaborator Soo Baik will be de[...]
One of the great challenges of building a startup is ensuring that your product meets market demand. This seems to be particularly true for data-driven startups, whose initial prod[...]
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[...]
If you’ve been following this blog, you may have noticed that many of the startups I’ve interviewed are data-driven. Why? Because addressing even the seemingly most bas[...]
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[...]
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[...]
I am thrilled to invite you to join me for what promises to be a deliciously thought-provoking culinary ideation experience. Over the past couple of months, I have been working in [...]