Lately.

It’s really just 75 pages. Plus appendix. Done and done (and to be defended on Wednesday). What else have I been reading? The New York Times report that it will be harder to enforce the Obama administration’s nutritional guidelines for school lunches after the House Appropriations Committee created a loophole for schools that couldn’t afford … Continue reading Lately.

The Pre-Columbian Amazon – A Pristine Rainforest Or Intensive Settlement?

For our last agricultural history lecture, we were fortunate to receive a guest speaker from the department who is involved in a mammoth project of mapping the world’s food systems across time. What an interesting pastime, but what a challenge! This is what I referred to in my last post – one of the off-hand … Continue reading The Pre-Columbian Amazon – A Pristine Rainforest Or Intensive Settlement?

Review: "A changing climate – How does it affect Swedish possibilities of green growth?"

On Friday, I was a participant in a seminar hosted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Forestry and Agriculture. The topic was the interlinkages between the newest scientific insights related to climate change and the future of agricultural and ‘green’ growth in general. My take-away thinking back with a bit of distance? We are great … Continue reading Review: "A changing climate – How does it affect Swedish possibilities of green growth?"

Mid-May Reads!

Heya! Thanks for being patient in tolerating the lack of posts, I promise it will pick up again once this academic marathon month is over. Thanks to coffee, de-stress baking and solo dance parties (the best), I’m still alive and nearly done with the thesis! I do have a couple of interesting reads for you today, … Continue reading Mid-May Reads!

May Reads

Wow, talk about disappearing! Sorry for that. Truth is, end-of-semester time is relatively stressful, filled with finishing theses, projects, and taking classes to boot. Not that I am complaining, though! (well, maybe a tiny bit 😉 ) I’ll try to carve out more time in the next weeks for the blog anyhow, but it might … Continue reading May Reads