Stuff that’s been sitting around while I’ve been lying on a beach:
- Speaking of apps for agriculture, here’s one that identifies North American trees.
- R. Ford Denison spots the weakness in an afro-forestry get-rich-quick scheme.
- Public Radio International has a big series on feeding the 9 billion — and wants photos of your lunch.
- I’ve no idea why people are squeamish about smut. Huitlacoche is my personal favourite among Smithsonian MAG’s Four Fungi Fit For Your Plate.
- No idea what’s happened lately to Monsanto’s GM wheat fiasco. Is the US National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation off the hook?
- And something old yet new: reclaiming the Sinai for agriculture by reviving an ancient river.