A look at research from Northwestern University on how mobile technology and financial incentives support weight loss and overall behavior change. [...]
Wait, now rice is bad for you, too? Eating rice once a day can increase arsenic levels in the body by up to 44 percent , according to new research from Consumer Reports. Consumer R[...]
An eMarketer report released this week outlines how user-generated content is a growing source of food inspiration online and offers some interesting stats.[...]
New research released today by Rosenheim Advisors, a strategic and financial consulting firm, and León, Mayer & Co., an investment banking and private equity firm, indicates an app[...]
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York released the results from a survey of over 60 fast food, retail, production and grocery companies asking them about their policies on the[...]
What can tweets tell us about global food consumption and its impact on emotional well-being? FoodMood is an interactive data visualization project that aims to measure global food[...]
A new report released Monday, “Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation,” by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health group of the National[...]
A new report on the "water footprint of humanity" from scientists at the University of Twente analyzes and maps global water use from 1996 to 2005. According to the study, agricu[...]
For several months our team at Good Eggs has been researching the local food phenomenon around the country. We’re looking for ways in which technology can help grow and sustain loc[...]
A new study analyzes Allrecipe.com's 46,337 recipes, 1,976,920 user reviews, and data from about 530,609 users to understand the fundamentals of cooking and user preferences. [...]
Windowfarms alone will not save the world. But even in the big picture, every little piece counts. That’s the thinking of The Windowfarms Project founder Britta Riley, a technology[...]
Farming First, a multi-stakeholder coalition whose goals is to further sustainable agriculture development worldwide, has launched a six-part online infographic called “The Story o[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]