February 8, 2011February 8, 2011 by Jeremy Cherfas

Nibbles: Egyptian mysteries, Svalbard, Pineapple fabric, Chinese alcohol, Seed Saving

“Readers, florists, Egyptians, can you help?” Maybe some of them are crops.
Seeds move from South to North for safety. Australia backs up to Norway.
Tired of your hair shirt? Try pineapple fibre.
The history of alcohol in China; Happy Rabbit.
How to save heirloom seeds (for people near Central Arkansas).
Food and War (not what you think; a book review)

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1. Big IUCN report says that biodiversity and agriculture are in conflict, they don’t really need to be, but it’s really complicated for them not to be. So that’s us all told.
2. If only annual crops were perennial, for example, eh?
3. If only we incorporated more sustainable agriculture in education, for example, eh? Apart from anything else we could still have beer. No word on the role of perennial barley though.
4. If only improved seeds were open source, for example, eh?
5. If only we could cryopreserve coral, for example, eh? Wait, what?
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