Beef Finland goes ScienceSLAM at MoA12!
What happens if you throw a handful of enthusiastic young researchers in front of the audience of a local bar and let them compete for …
Meat, dairy consumption and fat intake in Finland
Visualization of some trustworthy data shows that Finland consumes more meat and dairy than it needs to, so much so that half of its population …
Six macro trends depicting why future of food will look (very) different
Ville Tikka of WeVolve, a “change agency” that currently operates from Helsinki, spoke at the Food Conference in Helsinki on Jan 2012 about New Visions …
How much meat and dairy is good for us?
Meat and dairy products (MDPs) have long been regarded as good for health (Fiddes, 1991) but this assumption is increasingly being called into question (Raynor …
An example of systemic solution(s)
When talking about systemic solution often the meaning is diluted or misunderstood due to people’s own understandings of system. It is typically because the term …
How many are actually vegetarians in a vegetarian restaurant?
There is a special student restaurant in Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture: Kipsari is a student bar, cafe, and restaurant owned by …
Eating breakfast may help reduce overall meat consumption
A recent study conducted in Korea, Skipping breakfast is associated with diet quality … of adults, shows that the breakfast eaters consumes more food than …
Interview | Aki Arjola
Aki Arjola is one of the founders of Eat & Joy, a business venture that takes quality produce from small producers in the Finnish countryside, …
Pig 05049 by Christien Meindertsma
Pig number 05049, identified by its ear tag, was shipped in parts throughout the world, and used for making soap, cigaret, gloves, pcb panel, ceramic glaze, injectable collagen, beer, bullets…
Will new gadgets save us?
Jawbone recently launched UP, a new gadget that supposedly helps you sleep better, move more, and eat healthier. There has been Nike+, now there is …
Chéf
I see the crucial roles of restaurants and chéfs as they set the trend, and I will try to talk to those to find out whether they see their role and explore opportunities together. Any suggestions? …