This week's infographic is an interesting visual timeline of USDA Food Guidelines, including commentary about the problems associated with each version of the guideline.[...]
Last Friday, Food+Tech Connect posted “Carbs are Killing You” as the Infographic of the Week, and we received almost 70 comments on the visual. The responses are interesting and ex[...]
Processed food like ramen noodles and gummy bears are bad for you. Now, for the first time ever, you can see how for yourself.
Artist and provacateur Stefani Bardin's newest pro[...]
After all those years of not eating red meat and cutting back on the mayonnaise, science now tells us it's carbs, not fat, making Americans overweight. This interesting infographi[...]
Looking for programs in the farm bill related to public health, international development or commodity support? The Visualizer is an invaluable tool that allows viewers to interac[...]
Entrepreneurial Opportunity: There is huge potential for creating recipe, restaurant nutrition and grocery shopping tools that cater to non-English speakers. Additionally, educati[...]
Calling all Food Advocates & Designers This Saturday, August 13, 2011, Code for America and The Noun Project are bringing together designers and food advocates to create new s[...]
Meet Ying Guo founder of Growing Gardens Growing Kids, a pilot project in the South Bronx aimed at teaching kids how to grow fresh produce. Ying is currently leveraging a customiza[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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[...]