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August 18, 2007

Opiate supply and demand

More on legalizing poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.

August 17, 2007

Food miles to go before I sleep

A plea to rebuild regional food networks.

August 16, 2007

Ex situ conservation in NZ

New Zealand opens genebank for native plants. No crops, but maybe wild relatives?

August 15, 2007

Chez Alice

Pioneering restauranteur Alice Waters on Slow Food and more.

August 13, 2007

Ancient Irish beer recreated

Archaeologists interpret fulacht fiadh, brew ancient Irish beer, then go for curry.

1. Three Sisters rematriated to historical Cherokee Nation.
2. Native grains returning to Indigenous land in Australia too.
3. May need to bring back agricultural practices too, like in Peru.
4. Meanwhile, in India, farmers are trying to grow apples in new places. Go figure.
5. Anyway, seems like the IFOAM Seeds Platform might be able to help.
6. And genebanks too of course, like the Millennium Seed Bank.
7. As part of a comprehensive conservation systems, goes without saying, like in China.
8. Which also include climate-proof protected areas.
9. It worked for soybeans, after all.
10. Well, for now anyway…
Published on June 17, 2025