This week's compost

Food stories a bit thin on the ground this last couple of weeks but the presses must roll on (electronically, that is)

Short eat

Niece Casey reports that at the cafe she works reports a phenomenon new to me. Asian young clients who order by calling up images their friends have taken on Instagram and such of go-to dishes and pointing to them without looking at the menu.

11. Stunt Burger Masters PYT Debut the Deep-Fried Ellio’s Pizza Burger

The world of Wall E is just a bun away...
http://bit.ly/1fhtPAw

2.      Tomatoes watered by the sea: sprouting a new way of farming

'The concept is to turn sunlight and seawater (“sundrops”) into clean food, water and energy. It harnesses the sun’s energy to produce heat that is then used to desalinate seawater and supply freshwater to a greenhouse; to power the greenhouse with a linked concentrated solar power plant; and to produce the heat needed to warm (and cool) the greenhouse.'

An elegant simple sustainable solution.

http://bit.ly/1gXgxvE

3.      Edible Education 101: The Rise and Future of the Food Movement

“Edible Education 101: The Rise and Future of the Food Movement” is a class put on by Berkley and the Edible Schoolyard. Each class is recorded and open to the public over the internet. Here are the first two:

“Introductions and the Rise of Industrial Agriculture” presented by Michael Pollen
http://vimeo.com/85778743

“The Green Revolution and the Economics of the Food System” presented by Raj Patel
http://vimeo.com/85993436