TOPIC: NOURISHMENT (66)
Drive Change
http://drivechangenyc.orgWe build and operate state-of-the-art, locally sourced, food trucks that hire and train formerly incarcerated youth.
Dinner: A Love Story
http://www.dinneralovestory.comDALS is a website devoted (mostly) to helping parents figure out how to get family dinner on the table. You can assume I know how busy you are and how many other things are ahead of “thaw chicken for dinner” on today’s to-do list.
Snact
http://www.snact.co.ukWe make fruit snacts from fruit surplus to act on food waste.
Tonnes of perfectly good fruit get thrown away in the UK before reaching shops. We turn that surplus into healthy snacts that contribute to one of your five a day. But a better food system is also about the people involved in it, so as we grow, we plan to employ people who’ve been affected by food poverty to help us make and sell our snacts.
Meal Sharing
https://www.mealsharing.comExplore meals by city, and check out meals in your own town or when traveling. You can share meals with hosts in over 450 cities worldwide!
LeanPath
http://www.leanpath.comLeanPath provides automated food waste tracking systems to help foodservice directors reduce pre-consumer food waste, positively impacting the environment and the bottom line. LeanPath provides solutions to the hospitality, foodservice and restaurant industries.
Hudson Valley Harvest
http://www.hv-harvest.comHudson Valley Harvest distributes fresh produce, meat and eggs, frozen vegetables, and shelf stable items from a network of over 40 independently-owned family farms in New York’s Hudson Valley to restaurants, grocers, and institutions all over the Tri-State area. Founded by a farmer and a chef in 2011, Hudson Valley Harvest only operates locally and their products are completely transparent and traceable to their source.
Meatless Monday
http://www.meatlessmonday.comMeatless Monday is global movement with a simple message: once a week, cut the meat.
Launched in 2003, Meatless Monday is a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, working in collaboration with the Center for a Livable Future (CLF) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Our goal is to reduce meat consumption by 15% for our personal health and the health of the planet.
50/50
http://5050.gd/50/50 is a collaborative experiment. The platform supports dozens of digital challenges, each one created and run by passionate volunteers. As well as raising funds for famine aid, each project aims to engage a network of supporters to help spread the word. The brainchild of Good for Nothing andMade by Many, 50/50 is open to everyone. All funds go directly to UNICEF
Barnraiser
https://www.barnraiser.usBarnraiser is a crowd-funding community that allows a simple way for Americans to take charge of their food destiny. From healthy and artisanal foods to community kitchens to educational and organic farms, Barnraiser is a place to meet the people that are making a difference, share their inspirational stories, and fund their successes.
Sweet Riot
http://www.sweetriot.com/We make all-natural chocolate treats called ‘peaces’, and we work to create a more just and celebrated multicultural world for our next generation.
Garden Plan Pro
http://www.gardenplanpro.comHigh-tech meets gardening with a new iPad app that makes it simple to design the perfect vegetable plot. Garden Plan Pro is the easy way to draw vegetable beds, add plants and create the perfect layout for any space.
The Edible Schoolyard Project
http://edibleschoolyard.orgThe mission of the Edible Schoolyard Project is to build and share an edible education curriculum for kindergarten through high school. We envision gardens and kitchens as interactive classrooms for all academic subjects, and a free, nutritious, organic lunch for every student. Integrating this curriculum into schools can transform the health and values of every child in America.
Sky Greens
http://skygreens.appsfly.com/homeWorld’s first low carbon hydraulic water-driven, tropical vegetable urban vertical farm, using green urban solutions to achieve enhanced green sustainable production of safe, fresh and delicious vegetables, using minimal land, water and energy resources.
EatWith
http://www.eatwith.comEatWith is a trusted global community that invites people to dine in homes around the world. Guests can connect with amazing hosts, share stories and unforgettable experiences, and enjoy delicious homemade cuisine.
Truck Farm
http://www.truckfarm.orgTruck Farm is a mobile garden education project founded in Brooklyn, NY. Director Ian Cheney's other projects include King Corn, The Greening of Southie, and The City Dark.
