Archive for Category: "Hacking The Food System"
Innovator Series: Mihir Desai of Cross (X) Species Adventure Club on Hacking the Food System [Video]
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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
Innovator Series: Destin Joy Layne on Hacking Our Diets [Video]
Destin Joy Layne of GRACE Communications Foundation describes her vision of “Hacking the Food System” to Food+Tech Connect.
Innovator Series: Emily Cavalier on Using Technology to Source Ethnic Foods [Video]
In this innovator video, Emily Cavalier of Mouth of the Border discusses using technology to source ethnic foods
Innovator Video: Zaarly’s Adam Hofmann on Creating Connections
Adam Hofmann, Director of Marketing and Community Development at Zaarly, discusses creating a format to connect people throughout the food system
Food+Tech Connect Launches Innovator Video Series: Will Turnage [Video]
Will Turnage describes his vision of “Hacking the Food System,” a dynamic recipe system that takes choice of ingredients, dietary restrictions and much more into account
FarmHack: Farmers and Designers Working Together
Farm Hack is a branch of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition that consists of blogs and events where people can share information and technological innovations in agriculture. This includes things like a better way to trellis tomatoes or information about creating a tool lending library
Ulla & Melkora Kjarval on Hacking the Food System: Tech to Mitigate Inefficiencies in Distribution
As beef, lamb, and now pork producers in upstate New York, we need to create a market space for our farm. But direct marketing and “finding a market” has been challenging
Justin Massa on Hacking the Food System: Democratizing Data
This spirit of democratizing data is at the core of some of the most exciting things happening in the food tech space. From making healthier decisions to discovering deals to discovering dishes and recipes to assessing food safety, a slew of exciting startups are working to develop food data into engaging consumer applications – hacking the food system
Hacking the Food System Round Up
We had an amazing response – with more than 27 thought leaders responding to our question, and counting! The conversation will continue at Food+Tech Connect on Wednesdays, but be sure to also check out the contributions by the amazing bloggers, ranchers, startups and academics below.
Danielle Gould on Hacking the Food System: From Proprietary to Open Design
Our food system is not broken- it is poorly designed
Melanie Cheng on Hacking the Food System: Think Systemically
My focus has mainly been on solutions that try to pull some larger “levers of change” in the food system. Lately I’ve been talking with some funders and investment advisors who are researching the most promising tech investments. Short answer: it’s hard to know for sure, and, in my opinion, the state of the industry requires a lot more systemic thinking about solutions than just tech tools on their own
Beth Hoffman on Hacking the Food System: New “Technology” in Agriculture
For decades, “technology” in agriculture has meant machines and chemicals – bigger combines, stronger pesticides, and now, genetically engineered seeds. Now, “technology” based on the sharing of information – data extracted from all points along the food chain – is helping to create a more transparent, equitable, and environmentally sound food system, and could save farmers and consumers money
Karl and Cara Rosaen on Hacking the Food System: Find Food and Feel Good
People are increasingly aware of the pitfalls of our current food system. The question is, how do we fix it
Michael Lavalle on Hacking the Food System: Buckle Your Seatbelts
I’ve never been on a food rollercoaster, but I imagine if one existed, it would last ten years and take place from 2011-
Elizabeth McVay Greene on Hacking the Food System: Farm Profitability and Affordability of Food
In a 1984 retirement speech delivered to his colleagues at Cargill, my grandfather called for a renewed focus on the people agriculture serves
