by Karen Welter | Aug 18, 2014 | Chefs, Longtable Project, Restaurants, uncategorised
Sustainable Design Expert, Ezio Manzini, spoke in Norway about the qualities needed for resilient social innovations that are needed to imagine new futures in an unsustainable globalised system. He presented Small, Local, Open and Connected as a motivating vision....
by Karen Welter | Jul 15, 2014 | Longtable Project, Sustainable Actions, uncategorised
“The emerging cosmopolitan localism can therefore be seen as a creative balance between being rooted in a given place and community and being open to global flows of ideas, information, people, things and money” Arjun Appadurai Last Month Longtable Project...
by Karen Welter | May 22, 2014 | History, Longtable Project, uncategorised
Longtable Project is a social enterprise driven by the need to support the Cape Town restaurant industry become more sustainable. As a responsive enterprise we are growing organically and in response to the marketplace. Last night one of our members, the Shoreline...
by Karen Welter | Jan 17, 2014 | History, Longtable Project, uncategorised
Longtable project is starting 2014 with 12 Founding Members. We appreciate their commitment and support of a fledgling venture which aims to push the sustainable food movement in Cape Town and surrounding areas. The 12 are: Dear Me Delaire Graff...
by Karen Welter | Oct 7, 2013 | Longtable Project, uncategorised
The Farmer trusts the chef. Customers trust the Chef. We are a very good weapon for changing the food system. Brian Halweil Lisa recorded some of Environmental Engineer Mpumi’s insights from our Longtable Project last week Mpumi and grass-fed meat Mpumi...
by Karen Welter | Oct 1, 2013 | Chefs, History, Longtable Project, Restaurants, uncategorised
We are following up intently on all the restaurants and suppliers who we have met with to become one of our 24 founder members. But signed & sealed we have our first five Longtable Members: Dear Me Delaire Graff Oak Valley – The Pool Room Societi Bistro...
