- “Countries can clear massive amounts of forest and still claim that deforestation had not occurred“. Wha?
- Biodiverse agriculture to meet climate challenge. Really?
- Diversity for Life campaign launches, but Official Site links to wrong Offical Site. This is where it should go.
- Water chestnuts. Fascinating.
- No sign of agricultural biodiversity in agricultural research masterplan.
- Vital Christmas supplies of Crataegus mexicana — aka Tejocote — no longer illegal in the US. h/t Rachel.
A rich new vein of misunderstood agricultural biodiversity
Maybe we’ve stumbled on a rich new vein of agro-biodiversity fun. Jacob’s comment about the Austrian “Swiss” cow (see photo above) shows how easy it is for marketing types to be tripped up by the fine details of their craft. 1 Nick Saltmarsh’s example of wheat mistaken for oats is another good one, even though I can’t share the photo because it is All Rights Reserved.
So how about it? We’re happy to become the central repository for all examples of inappropriate use of agricultural imagery. Send ’em in.
Nibbles: Hunger, Stereotypes
- Farm workers most food insecure. For shame.
- Forget the stereotype of the ignorant Farmer John, riding on a tractor spewing black fumes and chewing on a piece of straw. Whose stereotype would that be?
What’s wrong with this picture?
Snapped on a bus this morning. See the animal there on the left? Does it look like a sheep to you? Does cashmere come from sheep? Would you buy “cashmere” from a manufacturer that doesn’t know what animal produces cashmere? Not even at a 50% discount?
Irish Seed Savers Association relaunches website
They’re on our list of seed sources, but of course we don’t check each of those all that often, so thanks to our friend Danny for pointing out that the Irish Seed Savers Association has launched a funky new web site. Go, enjoy, help them out.