- Giant spitting earthworms need love too.
- “…local subsidies to artisanal fisheries have also proved to contribute to the disappearance of species, as in the case of Senegal.” Oh, come on, gimme a break!
- Urban Agriculture Magazine wants your contributions on “Urban Nutrient Management“. via CFtF.
- Inbred bumblebees less successful.
- What do you geek? Interesting campaign. Well, what do you geek?
Nibbles: Tropical fruits, Thresher, Diet
- Kings, queens and mangosteens. Luigi to report shortly.
- Threshing sorghum? On yer bike!
- Oh rats! Dietary diversity in Niger.
You know you have a Kikuyu in the house…
…when you find the pumpkin (kahurura) plants defoliated to colour the mashed potatoes.
Beer diversity on tap
Dock Street Brewery … announces the release at the West Philadelphia brewery and restaurant of Sudan Grass Sorghum Ale, a draft-only beer “inspired by the traditional fermented sorghum beverages found in Africa”. And that ain’t all.
Tony Knipling of Vecenie Distributing notes that the Millvale distributor has several interesting new brews, including “Pittsburgh’s first Slovenian import,” Lasko Club; Brasserie Pietra brews from Corsica, one brewed with chestnuts and another with with myrtle, strawberry, rockrose and spices; Scottish craft brews (including one made with guarana, kola nuts and poppy seeds) from Brew Dog; and Sah’tea, described as a “modern update of Finnish beer” brewed with black tea, juniper berries and other spices and hot river rocks, from Delaware’s always-edgy Dogfish Head.
Hot river rocks? Luigi will be sampling in due course.
Biodiversity in agriculture
We need to look at food security not only in terms of quantity of food but the quality of food, that will have an impact on health outcomes. And that requires diverse diet based on a broad use of local agricultural biodiversity.
Emile Frison, Director-General of Bioversity International, in a Q&A with Sabina Zaccaro and Miren Gutierrez of IPS.