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Garbage entrepreneurs are turning food waste into a business
10yr jsonline.com
"Part-time waitress, full-time garbage entrepreneur — Melissa Tashjian has carved out a niche hel...
"Part-time waitress, full-time garbage entrepreneur — Melissa Tashjian has carved out a niche helping turn smelly food scraps into a dark, rich medium to grow more fruits and vegetables." #nofoodwa...
Baby carrots are not baby carrots - The Washington Post
10yr washingtonpost.com
"Admit it, you didn't know this about baby carrots."  #nofoodwaste (I knew)
"Admit it, you didn't know this about baby carrots." #nofoodwaste (I knew)
  • HealthyHarlequin Totally knew
  • annefood Yup. @manfood and I were just discussing this.
  • Udi I didn't know that it was born out of a desire to reduce "ugly carrot" waste though... "In the early 1980s, the carrot business was stagnant and wasteful. Growing seasons were long, and more...
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New Crop of Companies Reaping Profits From Wasted Food
10yr nytimes.com
"Just as Rumpelstiltskin spun gold from straw, scores of new companies are trying to spin profits...
"Just as Rumpelstiltskin spun gold from straw, scores of new companies are trying to spin profits out of food waste. Several start-ups are chasing ways to use food waste to make other edibles. Som...
  • lauren This is amazing!
  • etsummer Love this so much! I need to go back and find an article I read a while back where a company was making fabric and clothing out of certain types of fruit and vegetable fiber from food waste. Such...
Jun
11
Food Loves Tech Event!
10yr ediblemanhattan.com New York City
Food Loves Tech is a first-of-its-kind innovation expo. Arranged as a series of large-scale exhib...
Food Loves Tech is a first-of-its-kind innovation expo. Arranged as a series of large-scale exhibits, Food Loves Tech (FLT) will link multiple immersive installations on the intersection of food an...
  • katie Hi, I tried to purchase tix with the code FOODSTANDERSFLT and it does not seem to be working. Is this discount still vaild? Thanks
Jun
13
Our next Good Food Spotlight is June 13th! Applications are now open.
10yr thefoodstand.com Foodstand HQ
We're celebrating #NoFoodWaste month in June, so special consideration will be given to businesse...
We're celebrating #NoFoodWaste month in June, so special consideration will be given to businesses that are doing their part to reduce food waste.
Naan bread pizza topped with tomato puree, cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, green beans and almost spoiling arugula. Perfect study- meal
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  • etsummer Great #nofoodwaste tip, using those almost-out-the-door greens!
  • carpe_deli Thanks @etsummer yes indeed 😋
  • RahulRaRa Gargeer! That's what some people call arugula or rocket around me. These greens wilt pretty easily in the heat, so this is a great recipe (I have no shortage of naan).
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Can you explain the lifecycle of an onion?
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Looking for some #kitchentips! I've just learned that onions don't last forever (I knew that, but...
Looking for some #kitchentips! I've just learned that onions don't last forever (I knew that, but this is still surprising). I was away from home for ~10 days, so my onions weren't given the usual ...
  • sugardetoxme You can regrow the onion by planting it and even harvest the onion greens!
Ramps (& chickweed) pesto #nofoodwaste
10yr
I bought too many ramps and too much chickweed a few weekends ago, so made it into pesto! (Yes, I...
I bought too many ramps and too much chickweed a few weekends ago, so made it into pesto! (Yes, I cannot believe I pay for chickweed. It was a pest in my NC garden.) #cityslicker
  • gustin Curious what you pay for chickweed? I have literally acres of it that grows wild, makes a great ground cover
  • MargaretG @gustin the farmer john gorzynski charges about 3$ per bunch for all his greens. If you are near NYC on a Saturday morning, it would be worth it to see what he does. He sells things that lots of...
Harvesting Kohlrabi
10yr
We love to shred it and make a slaw with our Napa cabbage. We also cook the leaves low and slow s...
We love to shred it and make a slaw with our Napa cabbage. We also cook the leaves low and slow similar to collards. #nofoodwaste #FoodRevolution
Kimchi Frittata
10yr gingerandchorizo.wordpress.com
A great way to clear out your fridge, recipe is up on the blog 
#nofoodwaste #FoodRevolution
A great way to clear out your fridge, recipe is up on the blog
#nofoodwaste #FoodRevolution
  • etsummer @gingerandchorizo do you make your own kimchi? I can't seem to find a brand of packaged that I like much. Any suggestions?
  • gingerandchorizo @etsummer I was very lucky before that a Korean friend always gave me her mum's homemade kimchi, but she moved away so I make my own kimchi now, you can find the recipe(s) on my blog. However my...
  • etsummer @gingerandchorizo thank you! I haven't tried making my own before but it looks like that will be my next move! The recipe on your blog looks great.
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