Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Agrobiodiversity is crops, livestock, foodways, microbes, pollinators, wild relatives …
And while on the subject of spring, what could be more redolent of Nature’s awakening after winter’s torpor than hanami (花見) — flower watching? You can do it in Washington DC, Brooklyn or Skopje. But the best place to follow the sakurazensen — the cherry blossom front — is clearly Japan. You’ve still got a few more weeks if you live in Hokkaido.
Interesting to see the term “farmer’s market” — in English — being used in Italy, and not particularly for the benefit of tourists. Not sure how long it’s been in currency. I guess the concept has been around for a while.
This is the sort of thing that makes a man lose his faith in the essential random pointlessness of life.
Scientific American yesterday, published a slideshow of Amy Goldman’s favourite heirloom tomatoes on the very same day as she was writing to us about her favourite heirloom tomatoes. Spooky, or what?
Plantains are versatile, nutritionally very important in various parts of the world, and often delicious. But they tend to get a bad press, because what’s the point of a banana — well, any fruit, really — that’s not sweet, right? Here’s a case in point: travel editor goes to Dominican Republic and disses national dish. Pass the patacones!