- Opium gene decoded. Is that good?
- ILRI shares a bunch of presentations on value chains. Can’t be bad.
- Missouri Botanical Garden opens Center for Biodiversity Informatics. Will any good come of it?
- Agri scientists promote 2010 as biodiversity year. But that should have read Bioversity International. Bad.
- Wild edibles could hold key to protecting food supply? They mean wild relatives, of course. Very bad.
- More on our Twitter feed. You following us, right? Good!
- Beware the Ides of March! Laurel wreath bad for some.
Nibbles: Wild strawberries, Year of Biodiversity, Dog breeding, Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree
- NY Times does Svalbard.
- Gus Molina does agrobiodiversity.
- Dogs “continue to wither genetically.” Ouch.
- Rescuing an historical apple tree.
Food nostalgia: it is what it was
Just because nostalgia for the foods of the past isn’t a new development, doesn’t mean there aren’t real problems with the food we eat today.
Unpack that, if you can. Better yet, read the whole thing. h/t James.
Anyone know more about E.N. Sinskaya
Our friend Danny is continuing his indefatigable search for information about Erna Bennett over at his new blog. He asked for information about “Suiskaya” and lo, another friend replied that this was probably E.N. Sinskaya, (1889-1965). Danny needs more info, if you have anything about her.
Nibbles: Breeds, Briefing, Risotto
- Breeds of Livestock. All of ’em?
- Happening now! Brussels Briefing on Biodiversity. Wot, no stream?
- The first rice farm in Italy? C’mon.