Human Environments Analysis Lab: Smart APPetite: Promoting Local Food in Ontario

Smart APPetite is a collaborative project of the Human Environments Analysis Lab that promotes smarter, healthier eating and strengthens the local food system in Ontario, Canada, by using smart-phone technology to share and expand local food knowledge. App users receive food tips that are personalized to their dietary goals, schedules, and locations; tips offer information about seasonal availability, nutrition, recipes, and local vendors. This map shows the food tips received by one user during a typical day traversing the central part of London, Ontario. Users can choose to have locational messages appear on their smartphone when they enter a geofence, a virtual zone that encompasses a participating food vendor. More information is available at theheal.ca and at smartappetite.ca.