2017 Food Solutions Challenge

The 2017 Food Solutions Challenge was a series of events hosted by Net Impact chapters to come up with answers to the question: How might we move towards a carbon neutral or carbon positive food supply chain? 51 events were held across the globe in 8 countries, engaging 1200+ attendees in critical conversations about the connections between food production and climate change. The winning solution, Foodle, came from California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. They received a $5,000 grand prize and the opportunity to pitch their idea to experts. Check out the technology behind the winning idea below.

California College of the Arts

Foodle utilizes RFID technology to save household food waste and money.

Congratulations to the other finalist teams. Second place honors were awarded to the DC Professional chapter for their idea “Oscar” which also tackled consumer food waste and Appalachian State University for their idea “Fueling the [tortilla] Chip Industry” which converts cooking oils into biofuel to be used during transportation. The award for “Fan Favorite” went to McGill University for their idea “Myco-Rise,” a peri-urban mushroom product that provides a healthy and environmentally friendly meat alternative. Click each team below to view their video:

• Appalachian State University Undergraduate Net Impact chapter
• California College of the Arts Graduate Net Impact chapter
• District of Columbia Professional Net Impact chapter
• McGill University
• Texas State University Undergraduate Net Impact chapter
• University of California, Berkeley

A program in partnership with Monsanto.