May 26th, 2010 By Sarah Henry
Have been mulling over just what to say about forageSF founder Iso Rabins ever since I attended one of his underground dinners back in February. The meal was a big hit and, as billed, featured plenty of wild foods plucked from local woods, parks, and seas to keep a trend-spotting foodista happy. Read More
Tags: bay area, entrepreneurship, Foraging, Iso Rabins, san francisco
July 8th, 2009 By Rob Smart
With my recent introduction of the term “Pro Food” and a definition of its core principles, several readers have questioned how Pro Food differs from Slow Food. Rather than try to answer this question on my own, as I am only somewhat familiar with Slow Food, I am opening it up to others to help decide.
Pro Food is primarily focused on driving entrepreneurial interest in solving the complex food system challenges we face. By attracting such talent and energy to sustainable food, from farming through retail to home cooking, it is my belief that the money will follow to support their efforts (new post coming on this subject). Read More
Tags: Cooking, entrepreneurship, farms, innovation, pro food, slow food, sustainable agriculture, sustainable food