Nibbles: Coffee, EU, Homegardens, Cooking, Pollination, Agricultural origins

by Jeremy on July 16, 2008

“How did the scientists at the National Zoo get involved in the coffee business?“
Water! The EU Agriculture Commissioner has a blog. Who knew?
Refugees in Jamaica “eat what they grow.” Thanks, Mary.
Culinary conservatism. Next up: culinary neo-conservatism. Saints preserve us.
Texas wild rice bad at sex.
The hydrological roots of agriculture in Yemen.

Fresh Nibbles: February 12, 2012 : <- click to comment

The Tatar Information Agency announces a conference to celebrate NI Vavilov’s 125th birthday, neglects to include date: 25 November 2012?
Rice and ritual expresses the “intangible cultural heritage of agriculture and food”.
Canadian scores four new old tomatoes from their genebank.
The agave fight goes on.

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Featured Comment: February 11, 2012

SLNRao regrets the mistakes of the past, but sees a bright future ahead for grasspea, and its relatives:

Looking at the likely benefits of Homoarginine on the cardiovasculature and emerging concepts on ODAP itself I am of the firm belief that grass pea in coming years will turn into a rich man’s pulse.

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