Nutrition

September 28, 2007September 28, 2007

Bon appetit

Never rains but it pours. More food stuff from bookforum.com.

September 28, 2007September 28, 2007

The next big fruit?

AÃ§aÃ: “nature’s perfect energy fruit.”

September 26, 2007

Food politics links

There are links to a whole bunch of interesting stuff on “Why our food choices matter” on bookforum.com today.

September 24, 2007September 26, 2007

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.Â It won’t actually be out for a few months, but here’s the abstract to whet your appetite:

Continue reading “Giant swamp taro analyzed”

September 23, 2007

Root crops vs grains

Do we need more vegeculture? Via Tucsonivores.

1. Why the modern food system prizes uniformity even though resilience depends on diversity. Spoiler alert: follow the money.
2. Historic crop varieties are finding renewed relevance as farmers contend with more volatile weather, emerging pests and changing markets. Let’s hope there’s money to conserve them.
3. India’s traditional wheat varieties contain diversity that could help breeders develop crops better able to withstand heat and drought. Let’s hope there’s money to conserve them.
4. India announces significant progress in conserving its wild rice genetic resources. Great that there was money to conserve them.
5. Community seed banks across Kenya are calling for formal recognition and sustained support, arguing that locally managed collections strengthen seed sovereignty, preserve traditional varieties and help farming communities adapt to climate change. Yes, but are they enough without national genebanks?
6. Researchers are racing to conserve wild coffee species whose genetic diversity may provide the resistance and resilience needed to secure tomorrow’s morning cup. Is the industry contributing, though ?
7. New history of the macadamia traces its remarkable journey from Australia’s native forests to a global crop, while underscoring why conserving the remaining wild populations is essential for the crop’s long-term future.
8. Researchers at the University of the South Pacific investigate how taro can withstand climate change, combining research with conservation to help protect one of the region’s most culturally and nutritionally important staple crops.
9. Chester Zoo collects seeds from highly threatened cacti, because why not?
Published on July 14, 2026