- Slim pickings today, but I like this juxtaposition: a seminar on seed saving and…
- …a webinar on breeding for organic production systems. But that’s your lot today, I fear. If you go to either, let us know.
Nibbles: Drought tolerance, Cassava pests, Sorghum beer, Frankincense, Permaculture in Asia, RDA
- “…drought-tolerant species are not necessarily following the general “stress-tolerator” syndrome.” Meaning?
- More on that cassava-problems-will-get-worse-with-climate-change thing from CIAT.
- More on that beer-will-save-East-African-agriculture-from-drought thing.
- Two of the Wise Men to rescue “poverty-stricken Ethiopian communities.”
- F. H. King’s Farmers of Forty Centuries or Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea and Japan: The backstory. Via.
- Presenting South Korea’s genebank.
Gary Nabhan extravaganza
As a public service, here, all in one place and in order, are the 7 parts of Gary Nabhan’s recent “Redesigning Regional Food Traditions” talk at Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon.
Nibbles: CWR, Agroecology, Innovation, Tree domestication, Ancient pigs, La vida locavore
- Our friends at CIAT showcase our friend Colin showcasing crop wild relatives.
- The latest from Olivier De Schutter on agroecology.
- How to identify and nurture those elusive agricultural entrepreneurs.
- So that they can help you with tree domestication, for example?
- Pigs in ancient Egypt.
- Is the whole local food thing being taken too far?
Nibbles: Agroforestry, Maize breeding, Sorghum diversity, Wine sustainability, Soybean diversity, Permaculture
- Mexico Promotes Agroforestry For Arid Areas.
- How to pollinate sweetcorn, because you can never have too many how-tos.
- Diverse sorghums for diverse uses in Burundi.
- Watch out for carbon-footprint labels on your wine.
- Looking for dynamite soybean diversity? Go to Sweden. Really.
- The New York Times discovers permaculture. h/t Mauri.