Food+City

one year on

.@VentureFuel & the California Milk Advisory Board recently launched their 2nd product competition: The Real California Milk Snackcelerator for dairy-based snacks. Ends this Friday, August 28 - more info and application here: venturefuel.net/snackcelerator #dairyindustry #foodstartup

You can now pre-order my new book, #HumansInOurFood! (bit.ly/humansinourfood). If you liked my last book, Food Routes, or if you missed it entirely 😢, you will love this book, complete with my own photographs of people who work within the food system.⁣

It's time to rethink how we optimize our food system. It's not only the climate that's changing... #foodsystems #foodsupplychain #climatechange

I've been hinting at my next book coming out this summer that's related to the people in our food system. I am excited to share the title with you later this week...any guesses?

PS: Here is where you can find me: - Email Newsletter: mailchi.mp/87caa7fb98de/r… - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robyn-metca… - Facebook: facebook.com/robynsmetcalfe - Instagram: @robynsmetcalfe - Twitter: @robynsmetcalfe - Medium: @farmerobyn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@farmerobyn - Website: robynsmetcalfe.com

You can look forward to stories about the food system and updates on my latest published work, films, and adventures, which includes a new book this summer and documentary this fall. Again, thank you for your support. Stay tuned!

Thank you for your support of Food+City over the past several years. We are proud of what the Food+City team accomplished through its digital and print works, and five years of the Food Challenge Prize. The Food+City website and social networks will no longer be updated (Cont.)

It looks like virtual happy hour just got an farm-friendly upgrade. “Goat-2-Meeting” allows you to have a virtual farm tour and see some animals during your video call. We can all use some lighthearted fun that supports a good cause. Check it out here: buff.ly/2V61uN0

Ready to test your kitchen skills? Supporting local restaurants is one of the best things we can do right now & many are selling chef-made meal kits you can buy + cook at home. You can find some here, or check the social media pages of your local favorites buff.ly/351rjB2

Excited to see the Livestock Conservancy has launched a new online marketplace for heritage breeds. Take a look: buff.ly/34YbpaR #heritagebreeds #livestockconservancy #farming #farmers

Here's a great story about how startups, tech, and food find a niche and adapt during the crisis. What other advancements do you think we will see in the food industry moving forward? buff.ly/2RUHpHp #foodtech #robotics #foodsupplychain #frontlines

Recently I discussed how global food supply chains are adapting during the coronavirus pandemic on the Trend Lines podcast with WPR’s Elliot Waldman. Our conversation covers how things might look very different + what trends we might see in the future. buff.ly/2RTXbSR

PS: This is a watercolor collage I made for fun as part of #bal_draw. You can find daily posts for the art challenge on my personal Instagram: instagram.com/robynsmetcalfe

What's in your fridge, right now? Since COVID, what's different? #bal_draw #foodie #food #groceries

Austin food startup - and one of our challenge finalists - Vinder is selling surplus food and goods from restaurants and doing so through low-cost, no-contact delivery. Learn more about Vinder’s story here: buff.ly/2VrS9y6 #foodwaste #foodsupplychain #delivery #takeout

@BrothersProduce, one of the largest produce deliverers in Texas, usually distributes to restaurants. Currently, they also offer curbside pick-up and drop-off locations in #Dallas and #Austin as an innovative response to the global situation: buff.ly/2RCRgS8

Just learned from my beekeeper that half of my hive has swarmed and left the hive. Just distancing, I suppose?

Fabulous print mag @eatenmag shared an image that tells the story of the first Tiki Bar. Food stories take many shapes, incl. maps. This story is particularly powerful since we long for a time when we can resume travel, even sit with friends at a Tiki Bar. buff.ly/2Xshtqm