Comments for Tanya Denckla Cobb http://tanyadencklacobb.com Writer, Teacher, Mediator Tue, 01 May 2012 11:04:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on “Local Washing:” A Dirty Business by Joan Farren http://tanyadencklacobb.com/post/local-washing-a-dirty-business/comment-page-1#comment-903 Joan Farren Tue, 01 May 2012 11:04:41 +0000 http://tanyadencklacobb.com/?p=1183#comment-903 Am I so naive that I would not think that restauranteurs would do this? Am I so naive that I would not think that restauranteurs would do this?

]]> Comment on “Local Washing:” A Dirty Business by Ed Dowding http://tanyadencklacobb.com/post/local-washing-a-dirty-business/comment-page-1#comment-901 Ed Dowding Tue, 01 May 2012 08:02:07 +0000 http://tanyadencklacobb.com/?p=1183#comment-901 Great article and points well made. A related phenomenon is when food service companies do trade *some* of Ms. Bucolic Cheesemaker's cheese, so put it on the menu legitimately, but most of the cheese they use is cheap bulk. We can minimise this practise by making it easier to get good food in good volumes and good prices, and by strengthening the relationships between businesses - people rarely cheat people they know. At Sustaination we help businesses work more closely together, building meaningful, mutually beneficial trade relationships. We give businesses the tools to map their suppliers and outlets, and giving a noticeboard for local trading - a place to discover, connect, trade, and learn what works. To combat localwashing we've made it 'wiki' style so that anyone can add / edit a connection. People want to work with their local businesses to help them improve their suppliers, and this is a great way they can help. We've found that for those businesses who do collaborate it is a matter of integrity and pride, as well as good business economics, and they want to tell others about it to raise the opportunities for everyone. Great article and points well made.

A related phenomenon is when food service companies do trade *some* of Ms. Bucolic Cheesemaker’s cheese, so put it on the menu legitimately, but most of the cheese they use is cheap bulk.

We can minimise this practise by making it easier to get good food in good volumes and good prices, and by strengthening the relationships between businesses – people rarely cheat people they know.

At Sustaination we help businesses work more closely together, building meaningful, mutually beneficial trade relationships. We give businesses the tools to map their suppliers and outlets, and giving a noticeboard for local trading – a place to discover, connect, trade, and learn what works.

To combat localwashing we’ve made it ‘wiki’ style so that anyone can add / edit a connection. People want to work with their local businesses to help them improve their suppliers, and this is a great way they can help.

We’ve found that for those businesses who do collaborate it is a matter of integrity and pride, as well as good business economics, and they want to tell others about it to raise the opportunities for everyone.

]]> Comment on “Local Washing:” A Dirty Business by Jen http://tanyadencklacobb.com/post/local-washing-a-dirty-business/comment-page-1#comment-897 Jen Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:51:38 +0000 http://tanyadencklacobb.com/?p=1183#comment-897 Thanks for posting this very important article! I'm going to take your suggestion and investigate with farmers about their sourcing. One thing about sourcing is that restaurants don't always source ingredients consistently. Sometimes they'll commission orders and sometimes they won't. They might say they're working with ABC Farms, but only do so bi-monthly or with certain ingredients. It's tricky business. Thanks for posting this very important article! I’m going to take your suggestion and investigate with farmers about their sourcing. One thing about sourcing is that restaurants don’t always source ingredients consistently. Sometimes they’ll commission orders and sometimes they won’t. They might say they’re working with ABC Farms, but only do so bi-monthly or with certain ingredients. It’s tricky business.

]]> Comment on “Local Washing:” A Dirty Business by Mark http://tanyadencklacobb.com/post/local-washing-a-dirty-business/comment-page-1#comment-895 Mark Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:25:13 +0000 http://tanyadencklacobb.com/?p=1183#comment-895 Thanks for a great article. Sadly, you could change the word food to flowers and the same applies. Thanks for a great article. Sadly, you could change the word food to flowers and the same applies.

]]> Comment on “Local Washing:” A Dirty Business by Karthik Ramaswamy http://tanyadencklacobb.com/post/local-washing-a-dirty-business/comment-page-1#comment-890 Karthik Ramaswamy Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:14:14 +0000 http://tanyadencklacobb.com/?p=1183#comment-890 this was great. I really enjoyed reading this. I had no idea this was going on???? As a non profit, 7cc cares deeply about the subject you mentioned... I think this movement with people like you are going to shame the food industry forcing a revolution this was great. I really enjoyed reading this. I had no idea this was going on???? As a non profit, 7cc cares deeply about the subject you mentioned… I think this movement with people like you are going to shame the food industry forcing a revolution

]]> Comment on New U.S. Dept of Labor Rule on Youth Working on Farms Misguided by Sunny Gardener http://tanyadencklacobb.com/post/new-u-s-dept-of-labor-rule-on-youth-working-on-farms-misguided/comment-page-1#comment-508 Sunny Gardener Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:18:42 +0000 http://tanyadencklacobb.com/?p=932#comment-508 That would make it so we have no more cowboys. What fun would that be? That would make it so we have no more cowboys. What fun would that be?

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