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Beautiful heirlooms at Oberlin, a wonderful new restaurant in Providence
Oberlin
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Brianne Were these on display at the restaurant? I'm glad restaurants are starting to showcase their ingredients more front and center.
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Emma Yes! They were upfront next to the small sweet bar -- thought it was a nice touch
Farm fresh Peppers and beans collage!
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"Imperfect produce part of $165 bil annual US food waste. Sarah Phillips Founder, NYC @food Sarah@FoodEMedia.com Tag #UglyProduceIsBeautiful for repost"
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JenniferEmilson You always do such creative things to highlight the beauty of produce! 👏🏻👏🏻
Excess produce?
Keep farmers in business, buy their excess and imperfect produce. Reduce food waste and food insecurity. #savegoodfood #foodwaste #KnowYourFarmer
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FarmerDave I wish more farmers would just put their imperfect produce on display. Many are doing so, but I still find some who have a stash in the back of produce they will just give away for free.
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Athina @FarmerDave completely agree. We are building a sell or donate virtual farmers market. This pic was taken less than 10 miles from us.
A not-for-profit supermarket that helps to make fresh food more available and affordable for low-income families 🙌🏼
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I hope this can become a movement that really spreads and takes hold!
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Brianne This is sort of like the co-op model I imagine. I wish every city had a food co-op that operated as a non-profit and focused on quality of fresh ingredients.
Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count : The Salt : NPR
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While I'm not all for calorie counting, I'm glad beer makers are starting to offer ingredient transparency.
Pasta-Chickpea Salad
Roasted Acorn squash pasta salad with curried chickpeas !
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DietID_TeamDietitians Great #vegetarian dish!
Friday inspiration: cooking lessons = life-changing good food habits
independent.co.uk
Though this research has only been done on Jamie Oliver's cooking courses in the UK, I'd like to think we can inspire this kind of change closer to home! Invite friends and family into your kitchen...
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DietID_TeamDietitians cc: @jamieoliversfoodrevolution! All the more reason we should all try to cook at least a little bit in our week. It's not always easy, but a small change can have big impact. Thank you for sharing!
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JamieOliversFoodRevolution Empowering people to make better food choices and lead healthier lives has always been the core principle behind our Ministry of Food program!
Hospital Bosses Eat Hospital Food For A Week, Then Revamp Its Entire Food System | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
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"Every business executive should be forced to experience their business from a consumer perspective."
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munchiemummy I often wonder this for a variety of corporations. Should the CEO's of big food be forced to feed themselves and their families the crappy food they produce and sell, too?
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garv @munchymummy that will be the day!
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JenniferEmilson Well isn't this refreshing.
Wal-Mart, America's Largest Grocer, Is Now Selling Ugly Fruit And Vegetables
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"Lots of tasty, nutritious produce ends up in landfills because it doesn't meet retail beauty standards. Now Wal-Mart is testing sales of wonky apples and spuds in hundreds of Texas and Florida sto...
Let’s admit it: Crickets are just another food fad | Grist
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This is an interesting and alternative view from Grist on crickets as a food source. Apparently some cricket producers use organic grains and filtered water to feed their insect flocks. This method...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Fascinating!