- Reindeer vary in domesticability, have been independently domesticated a couple of times. Santa Claus unavailable for comment.
Nibbles: Ancient grains, ex situ, onions, organic, marine resources
- Lots of new products feature ancient grains; King Tut unavailable for comment.
- How genebanks work. Both Jeremy and Luigi available for comment and editing services.
- Crackdown on onion smuggling.
- Alleged myths about organic farming.
- First Americans ate seaweed.
Nibbles: Insects, EMBRAPA, Prices, Cuba, Supermarkets
- Climate change threatens tropical insects and their pollination services.
- Brazil rises in world genebank rankings.
- Food price crisis advice summarized.
- Cuba “sustainable” agriculture at crossroads.
- Supermarkets bad for small farmers?
Nibbles: Camels, kvas, fruits, watermelon, bees, soil microbes
- Camels make a comeback in Rajasthan.
- Globalization comes to Russian kvas production.
- Mangosteen finally allowed into US. NY Times video about exotic fruits. Via.
- While the rest of the world frets about high food prices, US declares National Watermelon Month.
- USDA tries to keep abreast of honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder.
- Teaching about soil microbial agrobiodiversity.
Nibbles: Ecotourism, food aid
- Community tourism sounds like fun: “feeding pigs, planting vegetables, harvesting fruits.”
- Norman Borlaug says USAID should buy food aid locally.