by Frank N. Foode™ on 15 May 2012 Hi everyone, Frank N. Foode™ here. I was hanging out, smelling some Tulips in Madison, WI, and none other than Dr. Michael Grusak stopped by from the Baylor College of Medicine to give a seminar on his nutritional research into Golden Rice. I was so excited I ended up live tweeting the whole thing on #mikegrusak! For those who aren’t big on the whole twitter thing – have no fear – I Storified it and added in some pictures and extra links, too. Now a seminar that reached dozens can now be experienced by hundreds, or thousands. (Isn’t technology wonderful?)
So does a genetically engineered variety of rice made by hundreds have the potential to help thousands, or maybe millions? Check this out!
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by Frank N. Foode™ on 7 March 2012 Hi everyone, Frank N. Foode™ here. For the past few years, we at Biofortified have usually had an Editor present at the Maize Genetics Conference each year. (Even when it was in Italy!) And I’ve been there, too – meeting and greeting. But next week when the 2012 Maize Meeting happens in Portland, Oregon, none of our editorial posse will be able to attend. But wait – Biofortified will still be there – in
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by Frank N. Foode™ on 22 January 2012  Hi everyone! It’s me, the one and only Frank N. Foode™ – and I have got some great news for you! A few weeks ago, we announced a fundraising drive for Biofortified with some lofty goals in mind. Hosting, videos, interview transcripts, artwork, and fees to incorporate as a 501(c) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, and more. Our editors figured out that this could all be possible if the blog raised $2012 for the coming year.
There were many ways to contribute: Paypal donations, merchandise, telling your friends, and good ol’ fashioned checks in the mail. Bit by bit donations were rolling in, and I can also tell you that someone, somewhere, is the proud owner of a calendar featuring cheesecake shots of yours truly. 
A week ago we got to less than $100 of our goal, but then at the end of the week we suddenly passed it and then some. With the fundraising drive now at a close, we come to the moment you have all been waiting for. How much did Biofortified raise toward our goal for 2012?
Drum roll please……
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by Frank N. Foode™ on 4 January 2012
Happy New Year one and all! Frank N. Foode™ here to give you an update on Biofortified’s fundraising drive for 2012. We’ve got big plans for the blog for this next year, and that means taking in some big money to make it possible. Last week, we announced that we wanted to raise $2012 for 2012, and almost one week later, I am pleased to announce that we are almost all the way there!
Donations have been coming in from all over the place. Word of mouth has spread amongst public scientists, who have been providing the bulk of donations. We’re sending along a little blog shwag to a really generous group that is part of a nonprofit breeding foundation, who not only gave personal donations, but also encouraged their colleagues to do the same! I think we may have picked up some readers in the process too.
PZ Myers, possibly the most cuddly cuttlefish in the world, stepped in to promote our effort on Pharyngula, and soon enough some science blog supporters came in and moved the needle as well! Thank you PZ, and thank you everyone from the Pharyngulation horde!
Now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for. As of today, Biofortified has raised $1765.79 toward our $2012 goal! That’s almost 88% of the way there, with only $246.21 left to go. I know we can do it! Just look at the corn plant in the sidebar – the tassels are just starting to bloom!
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