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Gathering Food Data in France
This summer, we went to France. Tim is interested in anthropology and the Dordogne Valley is a perfect place to explore some pre-historic caves and medieval castles. But this also gave us an...
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Chicken Inflation
On August 8th of 2012, Meir Javedanfar wrote an article about the rising price of chicken in Iran (I just saw the article today!): The Price of Chicken. The article links the rising price of chicken...
View ArticleRising Prices of Chicken in UK
BPC warns consumers of chicken price rises — yet another article and warning about the rising costs of food and chicken in particular. This time, the people of UK are warned to expect to pay more for...
View ArticleOrigins of Food — Tracking Food Fraud
There’s an article on BBC: Food Fraud Tackled by Forensic Scientists by Anna-Louise Taylor. Wine, spirits, meat and even baby food can all be faked, with fraudsters hiding their true origins. Now...
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Cost of Chicken Presentation at the California Science Teachers Conference
I’ve presented our project at the California Science Teachers Conference on October 19, 2012, in San Jose California. The teachers gathered for an evening discussion on the use of social media in...
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Current CrowdMap Numbers
This is just a quick update on our CrowdMap — a visual tour of the data…
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Ushahidi Community Leaders
This month, Tim and I were named the Ushahidi Community Leaders! This is a true honor and we are now members of a very distinguished group! Thank you Ushahidi team!
View ArticleDo people care what goes into their food? YES!
A few weeks ago, there was a food scandal: UK Tesco Supermarkets were selling hamburger patties labeled as beef but containing 29% horsemeat! Tesco issued many apologies… BBC News did some...
View ArticleFood Fraud
New study finds a 60% increase in food fraud from last year! Be careful what you eat — olive oil, milk, saffron, honey, and coffee are the most common fraud foods. To learn more please visit...
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FDA Nutrition Labels are Getting a Makeover
“The Food and Drug Administration says that updating nutrition labels is a priority this year, although it’s unclear when the labels will change.” Getting information from food labels was one of the...
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