That’s the theme and title of the latest issue of LEISA Magazine, which explores “how human health is being improved through good natural resource management and maintenance of ecosystem health.” There are articles on neglected crops, traditional medicinal plants and organic agriculture, among other things — lots of agrobiodiversity related stuff. Thanks again to Danny for the headsup. Great reading.
Wild blueberries thrive in Canada
Climate change causes blueberry war.
Agrobiodiversity around the home
British homegardens to be surveyed.
Giant swamp taro analyzed
More of one of our favourite leitmotifs. Lois Englberger tells me her team’s latest paper on variety-level nutritional composition has been accepted by the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 1. It won’t actually be out for a few months, but here’s the abstract to whet your appetite:
NTFP and poverty
Collecting wild foods an “efficient method of subsistence.”