Commodity

Nibbles: No-dig, Joe, Gritty Veg, Insect food, Forests, Finger millet, Bees

No-dig, (almost) no-water surplus veggies in Lala land. Via.
Smell the coffee and wake up.
Yet more urban agriculture reviving neighbourhood culture.
Giant grasshopper is good for you.
And speaking of Google Earth (see below): you can use it to track disappearing forests as well as disappearing gourds.
“Our mother who grinds ragi at home is far more superior to our father who rules this country.” Finger millet makes a comeback in India.
Aussie report urges honey bee protection. Good on ya, mate.

Remember to eat blueberries to remember.
Darwin’s tomatoes? The genetic change identified.
Wild coffee conservation. Danny says wild coffee genes assessed at between 0.4 and 1.5 billion US$. Joe not available for comment.
“But if you don’t grow your seed, you lose your power.”
Amadumbe being sold to supermarkets in South Africa. Great. But someone please tell me: what the heck is it?
More coffee? More for coffee!
“Sometimes our expert is stumped.”
Mark Bittman makes the case for vegetarianism (and much more) on TED video. Money quote: “It’s not the beta-catotene, it’s the plant.”
FAO maps Myanmar agriculture.

Blogger waxes lyrical about African mushrooms.
Nigeria’s cacao tree need replanting. Will they be? And if so, which varieties will be used? And will they be grown organically?
Arabidopsis followed farmers into Europe.
“With the kiwi, there is adventure.“

Tea to get quality standards, geographic indications. Luigi’s mother-in-law unavailable for comment, but would probably say everybody already knows her tea is high quality and where it comes from.
And speaking of Africa and commodities…
Pygmy hog saved from extinction. Pocket pigs deny involvement.
Big write-up of Ryton Organic Garden. Jeremy bound to comment.
Perigord black truffle under threatÂ from Chinese invader. Stock up now.