- Food shopping in Harare includes dried caterpillars by the sackful. Luigi says: “Yum”.
- Carnival of Evolution #10 at The Oyster’s Garter. Jeremy says: “Yum”.
- Ecological cacao. We all say: “Yum”.
Nibbles: Mopane, Evolution, Cacao
- Food shopping in Harare includes dried caterpillars by the sackful. Luigi says: “Yum”.
- Carnival of Evolution #10 at The Oyster’s Garter. Jeremy says: “Yum”.
- Ecological cacao. We all say: “Yum”.
From our far-flung correspondent
Luigi is trapped in the ultimate capitalist nightmare, unable to afford both vodka and internet access. But he managed to smuggle out a couple of images from a meeting in St Petersburg.

N.I. Vavilov looks down on the assembled conference attendees. I’m not sure I’d be able to concentrate under those circumstances.

And the Great Man’s desk. Would it have been too much to have sat in his chair?
Nibbles: Advice, Bees, Chops, Delights
- Students offer organic advice.
- First Beekeeper.
- Mangalista pigs, from Hungarian obscurity to top tables.
- The latest botany carnival Berry Go Round 15 is up.
Featured: tomatoes
Amy Goldman on Top tomatoes totted up:
Thanks for the mention of my work with tomatoes. I wasn’t contacted for the Mother Earth article. Some of my favorite favorites did make the Top Twenty (including Orange Banana, Amish Paste, BIg Rainbow, Black Krim, Aunt Ruby’s, Opalka); of course, I’ve got many other favorites.
Indeed she has, as this slideshow shows.