Tag: food

Pioneer Interview with Serenity Hill and Kirsten Larsen of the Open Food Network

Serenity Hill and Kirsten Larsen are co-founders of the Open Food Network, a free, open source, scalable e-commerce marketplace and logistics platform that enables communities and producers to connect, trade and co-ordinate the movement of food. What inspired you to start the Open Food Network? We had both done lots of work in policy and research…  Read more

COLLABORATIVE PIONEER: AN INSIDE INTERVIEW WITH ALISTAIR MARTIN, FOUNDER OF RIPENEARME

Alistair Martin is the founder of RipeNear.Me, a platform that allows users to share, sell and swap produce that they grow. In this interview, Alistair talks about his platform and the joys of being able to access homegrown produce. What sets RipeNear.me apart from other similar platforms? Does it have any unique features? Yes! There…  Read more

COLLABORATIVE PIONEER: AN INSIDE INTERVIEW WITH GUY MICHLIN OF EATWITH

Guy Michlin is the founder of EatWith, a community marketplace offering authentic dining experiences in people’s homes around the world. 1. You mentioned that you were inspired to start EatWith after a trip to Greece. Can you describe the story? Back in 2010, while vacationing in Crete, I was invited to dine at the homes of the…  Read more

Collaborative Pioneer: Inside interview with Janos Torok and Misi Szilagyi at Piqniq

Piqniq is a fun new app allowing people to create food sharing groups at their workplaces enabling them to delight colleagues with good and honest food. The Hungarian team has launched a Beta version in November and is now targeting early adaptors before scaling globally. Piqniq was born from the desire to give access to…  Read more