Fresh Peaks Capital
@FreshPeaksCap
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Financing product and service solutions that systemically address climate, environment, health, and social impact through a clean food system.
Cambridge, MA
Joined July 2018
I love seeing mainstream ag stories, but this @marketplace/@kairyssdal story on vertical farms misses their biggest shortcoming: energy use. These farms turn energy from the grid, rather than the sun, into food, and that's a climate change problem. https://t.co/aGvuTchX7k
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Irving Fain, CEO of Bowery Farming, hopes growing crops in warehouses near cities will increase access to fresh produce.
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A story that food investors will love from @rowanjacobsen and @FERNnews
Freshly gathered truffles at Burwell Farms are the fruit of a bold collaboration—and a proprietary cultivation technique.
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I learned a lot about the “check off” problem and Vilsack’s murky history.
Tom Vilsack's past failure to deal with a series of Obama-era scandals in an obscure corner of the USDA raises questions about his willingness to tackle a major issue in rural America—Big Ag’s power over farmers. Story by @clintrainey for FERN: https://t.co/VYD6SWVvnE
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NEW: For three months, I’ve been mapping outbreaks of Covid-19 in the food system. Today, I am relaunching the map and releasing some new tools to help show how the virus has spread among food system workers. A thread on my latest for @FERNnews:
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Since April 2020, FERN has been closely tracking the spread of Covid-19 at meatpacking plants, food processing facilities, and farms. This dashboard is home to our latest reporting on Covid-19 cases…
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I wrote an op-ed — my first — for @FERNnews responding to yesterday's @SmithfieldFoods ad. I address the company’s claim that the media and other “critics” are spreading “misinformation” about its Covid-19 response. https://t.co/PEofjxDa7z
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In a full-page ad in the Sunday edition of the New York Times, Smithfield Foods, the nation’s largest pork company, alleged that the media and other “critics” have targeted the company with…
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I’ve read many books during this Covid Era. From Tolstoy’s War & Peace to Sarah Frier’s No Filter. But @k_kimball's Good Husbandry tops the list for impact. 1/4 #GoodHusbandry
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OK technical baking hydration q: Focaccia recipe calls for 800 g all-purpose flour and 600 g water. We're using high-protein flour (KA Sir Lancelot, mostly because we have 50 pounds of it). How much more water should we use?
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Food safety, undocumented workers, street vendors, and farmers by @emilyjwils
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Real time daily updates. Really interesting insights and presentation. COVID-19 by the Numbers: Restaurant Industry Impact | @bentoboxnyc
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In this report, we analyze the biggest restaurant trends of 2021. Click to learn how the industry responded to another challenging year, and how these trends will impact 2022.
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In Delaware, Dams Are Being Removed to Spur Fish Migration
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Will American shad, striped bass and other fish return to early spawning grounds that were blocked off starting in the mid-1700s by early settlers?
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follow this excellent thread. For @KHayhoe reading interest, too.
1/ There’s a shit storm brewing in the Texas Panhandle—literally. Communities near cattle feedlots are being choked by tiny fragments of dried manure called fecal dust. And it’s about to get a whole lot worse. https://t.co/4GLCw0dwpU
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I just backed Magware - Magnetic Flatware on @Kickstarter
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Light weight modular utensil sets that keep you organized.
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We’re proudly partnering with local chefs across NYC to host the ...
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When @fish20org began, there were no incubators, accelerators or competition programs for seafood companies. We were in it to grow the field, and the goal has been achieved. https://t.co/XSHkQ9SPUy
@undercur #sustainableseafood
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With so many of the #Fish20Forty working in #aquaculture, we at @fish20org are excited for the conversations at this year's #Fish20Forum19 on making #sustainable #aquaculture mainstream: https://t.co/AHuWUJn4TQ See you there, @calvertimpcap @AquaSparkImpact and @RaboFoodAgri
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The #Fish20Forum19, Nov 5-6 @Stanford is the place to be for food #investors. We’ll hear pitches from the #Fish20Forty on their game-changing #seafood industry innovations + meet partners & experts such as @AquaSparkImpact & @NOAAFisheries. Details: https://t.co/pLDBWx5Pfb
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