We noticed Junk Food Pyramid on Twitter. If they execute on their planned project in May in New Orleans, it will certainly be something to look at, given the extensive coverage of America’s junk food tendency. What is the project about? Their website says:
during the month of may, a 25 foot tall pyramid of junk food debris will appear in the city of new orleans. part public art, part educational, and part “we are fed up and mad as hell,” the junk food pyramid seeks a new conversation with our city, the nation, and a positive dialogue and understanding with the industries and government policies that have made us the sickest and fattest people on earth.
It isn’t clear who is behind the initiative yet. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: We were informed that the people behind this are Naked Pizza, Trumpet Group, Paleobiotics Lab and the people of New Orleans.
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Behind the scenes:
NAKEDpizza of New Orleans (www.nakedpizza.biz). Trumpet Group of New Orleans (www.trumpetgroup.com). Paleobiotics Lab of New Orleans (www.paleobioticslab.com). And all the good people of New Orleans.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:22 am
I already have a junkfood pyramid. It’s been sitting in our kitchen since we neglected garbage days for a week. It is not a pretty sight.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Junk Food Folks : Thanks for the info.
Golublog: LOL. I guess some people need that message re-inforced even more!
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:38 am
Hm, this sounds like a familiar concept! See our Bodega Food Pyramid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11nsZ3lEWD0
By the way I love PSFK. One of my most valuable RSS feeds.. keep it up!
April 4th, 2009 at 4:04 am
Rafi – Thanks for the kind words, and for pointing us to your Bodega Food Pyramid – interesting!
April 7th, 2009 at 6:47 am