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Why Company Culture is More Than a “Thing”
Picture yourself sitting in a plastic lecture hall chair, listening to a presentation on company culture. In addition to an impending need for a chiropractor, you’ll probably be presented with standard definitions like: “Company culture is a blend of the values, beliefs, taboos, symbols, rituals and myths all companies develop over time.” – Entrepreneur “Corporate culture … Continue reading Why Company Culture is More Than a “Thing”
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Lessons From Little League: How Buying Local Strengthens Community
“‘Eating is an agricultural act,’ as Wendell Berry famously said. It is also an ecological act, and a political act, too. Though much has been done to obscure this simple fact, how and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world – and what is to become of … Continue reading Lessons From Little League: How Buying Local Strengthens Community
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People Not Ping Pong: The Art of Culture
“To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.” ― Epicurus The wagons had me transfixed. They aren’t material, I thought. Their colours; vibrant, and bursting off the canvas. The brushstrokes, bristling with life. Van Gogh’s original Wagons, on the wall staring back at me at the Vancouver Art … Continue reading People Not Ping Pong: The Art of Culture
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Entrepreneurs Have a Vital Role in Food Security
Foodee CEO Ryan Spong weighs in on food security sharing his own story about this major issue and letting the rest of us know how businesses owners can help. He also brings to the spotlight some very important people from Kiwassa Neighbourhood House who are “recovering” food to help feed hungry school children and seniors … Continue reading Entrepreneurs Have a Vital Role in Food Security
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Fast Slow-Food: How Technology is Fuelling the Slow Food Movement
By Ryan Spong I’m not an expert in food systems. I put myself through school, like many people, waitering and catering. About five years ago, we startedTacofino, our taco truck. And last year I helped re-launch Foodee, a corporate food concierge based on my experience as an overworked, pizza-fueled and very unhealthy investment banker in … Continue reading Fast Slow-Food: How Technology is Fuelling the Slow Food Movement