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Innovator Videos: 6 Ideas for the Future of Food
Food gets it’s fair share of bad press these days, and for good reason. Food+Tech Connect wants to help you explore new ideas for how information and technology can be used to change the status quo and accelerate food innovation
Innovator Series: Destin Joy Layne on Hacking Our Diets [Video]
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Destin Joy Layne of GRACE Communications Foundation describes her vision of “Hacking the Food System” to Food+Tech Connect.
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
Innovator Video: Elizabeth McVay Greene on Farmers Communicating Directly with Consumers
[Video] Elizabeth McVay Greene of Plovgh talks of connecting consumers directly with farmers.
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
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
Stowe Boyd on Hacking the Food System: Social Food – Taking Food Back From Corporations
I believe that we will start to see a new factor: social food cooperatives. Social tools will lead to an alternative food system to the extent that people choose to spend more time involved in the production and distribution of food. This does not mean that everyone will become a full-time farmer, but it will start to become a mainstay of post-industrial life
Emilie Baltz on Hacking the Food System: Story Corps for Food
My hope is to slowly bring to light the personal and unique flavors of the American culture and, in doing so, not simply create a more authentic narrative of our food culture, but also create awareness of the unique flavors, habits and emotional connections within communities. It is, in a sense, a metaphorical meal, a “Story Corps for Food”, around which we can gather, exchange and listen to diverse points of view
Anthony Nicalo on Hacking the Food System: Eliminating Information Asymmetry
We live in a backward world. A world where it is strange to know where our food comes from. Foods that are grown and processed without adulteration have to prove it, while the use of chemicals and manipulation do not have to be disclosed.
Information and technology on the other hand can contribute to a better food system by eliminating information asymmetry
Nicola Twilley on Hacking the Food System: Crowdsourcing What & Where Angelenos Eat
It takes millions and millions of tons of food to feed a city. Somehow, enough milk and produce and soda makes its way to, say, Los Angeles; somehow it all gets distributed — frequently unevenly. But no one actually knows where all that food comes from, who’s buying it, and from where
Nevin Cohen on Hacking the Food System: The Networked Future of Urban Agriculture
The future of urban agriculture is not vertical, nor even simply horizontal. It is distributed and networked throughout the city. In a growing number of cities, suburbs,and small towns, community groups and entrepreneurs have discovered innovative ways to harvest and grow food, using interconnected networks of relatively small plots of public and private land and shared resources. In the process, they are forging novel relationships among producers and consumers
