Speaking of mashing up funky GIS datasets with crop wild relatives distribution data — and we do; a lot — how long will it be before someone does it with the new US protected areas database?
Hairy pig hits limelight
They don’t say whether it is the famous Lincolnshire Curly Coat, but it looks like it might be. 1 Now, if only they could make them pocket-sized…
Thanks, Cary.
UPDATE (17 Fe. 2016): Well, “they” were the LA Times, and both the story and video to which we linked back in 2010 are no more. But the “sheep pig” in question probably was the Mangalitza, and the story of how it was rescued from oblivion is actually pretty cool.
Mexico develops its agro-ecotourism offer
Ah, to get lost on the Tequila Trail!
Protecting British food
If you were intrigued by our recent nibble about Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb receiving Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status by the European Commission, you’ll no doubt be wondering what other examples of British fare share that honour. Well, Paul Mundy just posted a link to a list over at the ELDev Yahoo group. I have only one comment: 10 types of beer and cider seems too few…
Taiwanese agrobiodiversity juxtapositions
Seen in one small convenience store by the roadside in Shanhua: rice and peanut milk, soy and mung bean drink, and almond and fish snack. All mainstream products in fancy packaging. Maybe it’s just that these are unfamiliar combinations, but it seems to me that we’re not nearly as good in the West at mixing and matching our agricultural biodiversity. By the way, there was asparagus juice too. I tried them all, and they were all pretty good.