- Who really cares about cow farts anyway when we have coal fired power plants to deal with? We do.
- On the other hand … “Agriculture has been missing in the run-up talks to Copenhagen“
- Visit Puglia, study Food Law & Policy. What’s not to like?
- Jane Jacobs, Manchester, Birmingham and more robust food systems.
- On the other hand … Pig City is the most provocative concept at “Carrot City”
- Tienes hambre? All about Mexican food.
- Fishing for glass eels in Japan. Yummie.
- Rainfall predicts coconut yield in Sri Lanka.
- Another use for agave.
Nibbles: Student, Sea cucumbers, Reindeer, Climate change, Urban beeking, Taro diseases, Markets, Apples
- Adam Forbes updates us on his travels in Ethiopia and Peru in search of seeds. Check out his pix too.
- “…sea cucumber populations across the globe, from Asia to the Galapagos, are increasingly in trouble.” Oh dear.
- Satellites help reindeer herders by looking for snow melt. Sounds very cost-effective.
- IFPRI says agriculture will be “dramatically” affected by climate change. Oh dear.
- Keeping bees in cities.
- All you ever wanted to know about taro diseases. With pic goodness! Via.
- Walking London’s markets.
- Navarre: “276 varieties of autochthonous apple tree have been described.”
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”.
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”.
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.