Nutrition

October 30, 2007October 30, 2007

Boiling increases nutritional value of peanuts

Boiled peanuts better for you: williamsii unavailable for comment.

October 26, 2007

Hottest chili pepper in the world

Bhut Jolokia is a hottie.

October 26, 2007October 25, 2007

Pumpkins are good for you

Happy (and nutritious) Halloween!

October 26, 2007October 26, 2007

Sarawak boosts planting of red rice

October 23, 2007March 31, 2008

King Corn

Here’s an interview with the makers of the documentary King Corn, which is partly about how maize “covers the food landscape,” as well as the actual landscape, in the US.

1. Collecting tree seeds properly and respectfully is not easy.
2. No word on how easy it is to collect tepary beans respectfully.
3. Helping the USDA with their germplasm evaluations, on the other hand, is a breeze. Any tepary beans?
4. Seed Savers Exchange makes conserving seeds look easy. Spoiler alert: it isn’t.
5. It seems to be very easy to open new national genebanks in China.
6. Farming is easier in Nepal with indigenous crops.
7. Giant yams don’t look very easy to grow, but that’s not stopping some dedicated Indian women.
8. It’s pretty easy — and fun — to visit the United Kingdom’s National Fruit Collection.
9. Someone mention apples? Loammi Baldwin knew a thing or two about them.
10. It’s going to get easier to identify plants. It says here.
11. If you’re looking for interventions or policies to shift diets towards being healthier and more sustainable, your job just got a little easier.
12. Likewise if you think the crises of biodiversity loss, water and food insecurity, health risks and climate change should be tackled together.
13. Yes, even if you’re a business trying to manage your biodiversity risk you have a right to have it easier. Start by being respectful when climbing trees?
Published on January 10, 2025