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 | Restaurants, Sustainable Actions, uncategorised
On Tuesday we held a Longtable event hosted by Founder Member Shoreline Cafe of the Two Oceans’ Aquarium. We were privileged to have the Director, Dr Pat Garrett speak to us about the state of the ocean & the role chefs and suppliers play in the system. He...
by Karen Welter | May 1, 2014 | Sustainable Actions, uncategorised
Just when we needed to gather, our public sphere was disintegrating; just when we needed to consume less, consumerism took over virtually every aspect of our lives; just when we needed to slow down and notice, we sped up; and just when we needed longer time horizons,...
by Karen Welter | Sep 30, 2013 | Chefs, Green Branding, History, Longtable Project, Sustainable Actions, uncategorised
The Green Marketing Manifesto by John Grant is a useful book because it shows how to communicate to consumers in a way to achieve the best results. He explains how Green Marketing is about making green stuff seem normal and appealing and not normal stuff seem green (...
by Karen Welter | Sep 20, 2013 | Longtable Project, Sustainable Actions, uncategorised
Social Entrepreneurs as Groundbreakers Longtable Project was in part inspired by The Power of Unreasonable Men, John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan’s book on the social entrepreneur. Who are these entrepreneurs and what drives them? These entrepreneurs...
by Karen Welter | Sep 1, 2013 | Chefs, Longtable Project, Restaurants, Sustainable Actions, uncategorised
We have been inspired in the last two weeks to meet up with well-known local chefs such as Vanessa Marx, Chris Erasmus, Rudi Liebenberg, Stefan Marais, PJ Vadas & Chris Campbell. We are still looking forward to meeting many more. Apart fromthe great food they...
