When we say that local varieties are valuable — and should therefore be conserved — we usually mean that they have rare and useful traits. We don’t generally mean that they actually cost a lot of money to buy. But that’s emphatically the case for Densuke watermelons in general, and the one that’s just been sold in particular.
Nibbles: Creole cooking, Cattle, Greenhouses, Cartograms
- Seychelles’ “living botanical herbarium of Creole Culture.”
- Kerala tries to save Vechur cattle.
- Terra Madre day 3: Tom ♥ Vandana.
- Pix of how intelligent greenhouses can be used to grow huge vegetables. I wonder if these technique can be applied to regenerating accessions in genebanks
- Don’t you just love cartograms?
Nibbles: Vege-juice, Urban livestock, Seeds, Slow Food
- Drink vegetable diversity for better nutrition. Jeremy sez: “Too salty”. And asks: “Who paid?”
- “So why isn’t everyone living this locavore dream of having organic, free-range eggs for nearly nothing, right from their own backyard? Well, for one thing, it’s illegal.”
- Blogger Seed Network. Explained. Make it grow.
- Terra Madre, more notes from the Gristmill.
Nibbles: Bananas, Avocadoes, Slow Food, Chilli, Sweet potatoes
- Red bananas: one man’s story.
- Avocado mayonnaise: one woman’s story.
- Terra Madre, Day 1: one man’s story. Almost like being there.
- Indoor hot pepper: someone’s grandad’s story.
- Sweet potatoes: several people’s stories.
Nibbles: Milk, Capsicum, Beef, Fruits
- Adventures in Food No. 1: Camel milk chocolate.
- Adventures in Food No. 2: Hawaiian Chili Water.
- Adventures in Food No. 3: Beef.
- Adventures in Food No. 4: Fruits from abandoned orchards.