On March 13, I will be leading a core conversation, "E-Food Revolution: Interactive Tools to Feed the World", at the SXSW Interactive festival in Austin. Here's the link for more information and a mini-podcast: http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/488.
If you have ideas or suggestions for companies that are doing innovative work in web-based supply chain or food traceability, I'd love to hear about them! Also, if you personally pay attention to the source of your food, I'd be curious to hear why you do, what information you use to get the information you need, and what an ideal way to get that information would be. That way I can incorporate your views into the discussion!
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Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteMany things need to change in this country, including changing the way people think about food and meals, but it's kind of tough to reform an entire cultural habit.
One thing in particular that can easily be changed is creating knowledge of where to buy sustainably grown foods. It's easy for people to just run to the supermarket because everyone knows where that is. (Marketing... hello!)
Here's a great site: localharvest.org
It lists many CSAs, farmer's markets, and small grocery coops all around the country. You just type in your state, and the website comes up with lists. I think it's also up to farmers to market their products and get the word out a bit more also. This is a website that can help.
-Rebecca
Hey Elizabeth, saw your post on Comfood. I was at a discussion called Produce to the People the other night at CUESA ( cuesa.org ) in San Francisco with Melanie Cheng from FarmsReach, ( http://www.farmsreach.com ). They are dealing with direct sales from farms to wholesalers. Another tool on the interwebs, Local Dirt ( http://localdirt.com/ ), seems to be more consumer focused.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how your convo goes, and if it'll be filmed or recorded. I'd love to see it!
Cheers,
Aron (@aron)