Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Agrobiodiversity is crops, livestock, foodways, microbes, pollinators, wild relatives …
Literally, I mean. The Chinese characters for pak choy, or Chinese cabbage (白菜), can also be pronounced to mean “100 types of prosperity and luck.” Which explains why this vegetable is a favourite of Chinese jade carvers, though their creations are usually somewhat smaller than the metre-long specimen pictured below.
The initiative, Sowing New Seeds, funded by the Big Lottery Local Food Fund, will directly enable many more gardeners in the East and West Midlands to grow non-traditional crops, while also documenting how to grow them based on the experiences of the region’s diverse communities.
Sound like a great idea from Garden Organic, and you can follow the progress of the work on a great new blog. Thanks to Nigel for the headsup.
There’s a great exhibit from the Food for the Cities project in FAO’s atrium this week on the occasion of the 22nd Session of the Committee on Agriculture. Here’s a quick look at a couple of the little container gardens (microgardens) they’ve created. Seem to be doing very well too.
