Open Data Cooking Workshop: a Mix of Food and Data
What would a fish soup taste like if the recipe was based on publicly available local fishing data? What a pizza would be like if it was based on the population of Helsinki? What are the principles of local cuisine and how can this be represented? One way to think about a recipe is that it is comprised of food [...]
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Food Font Farmers Market Booth – Up and Running
This past weekend we setup the Food Font Booth for the first time at the Elmwood-Bidwell farmer’s market in Buffalo, NY. The setup worked well since it protected us from the light rain and sun, provided enough room for two people to make letters at the same time, and had enough space for a crowd to gather to watch and [...]
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Blueberries, Okra, and Buffalo!
Food Font had its first farmer market event at the Elmwood-Bidwell Market in Buffalo, NY. People at the market made a food alphabet out of food from local farms. The food that was used included peaches from Bozard’s Farm; squash, onions, tomatoes, beans: from Native Offerings Farm; cucumbers, okra from Winter Farms and blueberries from Erdle farm. Before the end [...]
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Go Box: Resuable To-Go Food Boxes
Sometimes when I travel, I end up getting food to go. After I eat I end up with a plastic bag, Styrofoam containers, and plastic utensils. I usually feel bad about the amount of packaging I used for my meal and if I have to throw it out I feel guilty. Packaging of food and drink has increased, with the [...]
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This Weekend – Food Font comes to Buffalo, NY
Food Font, a project where people can create food alphabets and use them in an interactive design tool to the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market in Buffalo, NY on July 28th. Food Font is an interactive art project where people can make alphabets out of food, take pictures of each letter, and later use these and other food alphabets in a fun, [...]
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