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Sharing Is the Economy of the Future

Sharing Is the Economy of the Future | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
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Have you ever done any of the following:

Rented a ZipcarGone couchsurfingAttended a skillshare...
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Simple Food, Geometry and a Photographer in the Kitchen

Simple Food, Geometry and a Photographer in the Kitchen | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

"There's something in a simple hug
That always warms the heart,
It welcomes us back home
And makes it easier to part..."
~Johnny Ray Ryder, Jr., "A Simple Hug"

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The breakdown: a third of all food products worldwide go uneaten

The breakdown: a third of all food products worldwide go uneaten | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
At first glance, Austrian artist Klaus Pichler's spell-binding photographs could be mistaken for a set of stylish advertisements. It takes a moment to digest - excuse the pun - that you're staring at pictures of rotting food.
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Do Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo Really Care? Do We?

Do Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo Really Care? Do We? | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
For Westerners, the conditions are shocking. Workers slave away for hours on end, pulling overtime, until their legs swell or they suffer from crippling disabilities.
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EC gluten-free labelling regulations enter full force

EC gluten-free labelling regulations enter full force | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
A European Commission regulation requiring products labelled ‘gluten-free’ to contain below a maximum gluten content level came into full force yesterday.
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Edible Education 101: A Complete Course on Modern Food Production

Edible Education 101: A Complete Course on Modern Food Production | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
We've gathered all of the lectures from Michael Pollan's Berkeley class in which the bestseller introduced students to several food A-listers This fall at the University of California, Berkeley, a new course surveys the political, social,...
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Wishlist | DKNY's $1 Million Fragrance

Wishlist | DKNY's $1 Million Fragrance | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Given the prime state of the economy, what better time to release a million-dollar perfume?
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Cupcake calamity: Website discount deal leaves baker swamped by orders for 102,000 cakes and wipes out her profits

Cupcake calamity: Website discount deal leaves baker swamped by orders for 102,000 cakes and wipes out her profits | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Rachel Brown's marketing plan for her small shop Need A Cake, near Reading, Berkshire, turned into a nightmare that threatened her business with collapse.
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'We need a rates freeze' hospitality leaders tell ministers

'We need a rates freeze' hospitality leaders tell ministers | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Chief executives of the UK’s pub, hotel, restaurant and leisure industry trade bodies have today hit back at huge hikes in business rates planned for next year in a letter to cabinet ministers Eric Pickles and Vince Cable.
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Frugal, Foraging Freegans - Regina Leader-Post

Frugal, Foraging Freegans - Regina Leader-Post | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Frugal, Foraging FreegansRegina Leader-PostThe practice of Dumpster diving for food seems strange, sad and possibly crazy - until you meet freegan Patrick Sperling.
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Cocoa Futures Rally on Surprisingly Sweet Demand - Wall Street Journal

Cocoa Futures Rally on Surprisingly Sweet Demand - Wall Street Journal | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Wall Street JournalCocoa Futures Rally on Surprisingly Sweet DemandWall Street JournalNorth American and European cocoa associations reported last week that cocoa grindings, or tonnage of cocoa beans ground into powder, met or beat expectations for...
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5@5 - Get to know Greek grapes

5@5 - Get to know Greek grapes | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
5@5 is a daily, food-related list from chefs, writers, political pundits, musicians, actors, and all manner of opinionated people from around the globe.
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The Cost of Free Culture

The Cost of Free Culture | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Robert Levine reviews How to Fix Copyright by William Patry...
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Chinese wines beat France in blind tasting - Times LIVE

Chinese wines beat France in blind tasting - Times LIVE | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
A remote region of northern China that began growing grapes for fine wine just a decade ago has beaten the centuries-old French wine-producing region of Bordeaux in a blind tasting held in Beijing.
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Holy sh*t: Australia approves laxative agent in wine

Holy sh*t: Australia approves laxative agent in wine | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Australian wines have gained huge market share over the past few decades. But nobody has accused them of dumping. Until now.
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Organic Food And The Stupid Reasons People Buy It [CHART]

Organic Food And The Stupid Reasons People Buy It [CHART] | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

Organic food is like a controlling boyfriend: You love how it makes you feel, but you hate how it keeps pushing you away from your family and ...

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Alice Waters: China’s Food Sector at Critical Juncture

Alice Waters: China’s Food Sector at Critical Juncture | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

For Alice Waters, buying organic food in China isn't as difficult as she thought it would be.

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Birth of the beer sommelier | Will Hawkes | Independent Notebook Blogs

Birth of the beer sommelier | Will Hawkes | Independent Notebook Blogs | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
It’s a dispiriting experience familiar to anyone who has ever asked for beer in one of London’s many high-end restaurants.
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