Musings on sustainable food systems, agriculture vs. agroecology, and more!
A new study conducted by the CGIAR in collaboration with a whole number of universities (its title is “Increasing homogeneity in global food supplies and the implications for food security” and was published in the PNAS journal) sheds some light on the realities of whether our diets are converging as much as we think they … Continue reading New Evidence on Erosion of Crop Variety in Food Supply – What Consequences?
After a couple of rather heavy and thought-provoking posts, here is something lighter, but equally fascinating. It’s so cool to see the differences and parallels between different countries’ cuisines, especially with a meal that is not as often featured – breakfast! Breakfast also happens to be my favorite meal of the day (I’m typically German … Continue reading What's For Breakfast?
When we talk about sustainable supply chains and the need for transparency in the entire production process of a product, oftentimes it’s argued that such detailed information is impossible to provide because of the complexity of our global food system. Well, think again – a French organic yoghurt company called “Les 2 Vaches” (“The 2 … Continue reading "Les 2 Vaches" Shows You Where Your Yoghurt Really Comes From
Chances are, your favorite news feeds/sources are overflowing with headlines of the following variety: “Protein ‘almost as big a cancer risk as smoking“, “High-Protein Diets In Midlife Linked To High Risk Of Premature Death, Study Says“, or the ever amusing “Now we can’t eat protein. What can we eat?“ Studies like the one referenced – … Continue reading Does High Animal Protein Intake Really Cause Cancer? What The Latest Research Really Says
It’s always a pleasure to find people that blog [talk, debate, are passionate] about similar issues as you are. The best evidence of that is if 10 minutes into a Skype conversation you are deep in a discussion on the necessities of reducing our environmental footprint and the practicalities of only working 50% and spending … Continue reading Lead.Ahead: How Can We Foster Sustainable Leadership?
This is one of those le sigh posts. Having been born in 1989, it sometimes feels as if it is upon our generation to figure out the way into a sustainable future. When analyzing current policy priorities, one would assume that the problems attached to indefinite per-capita consumption – concerning resource use, pollution and social … Continue reading Sustainable Consumption Policies: What Is Left of Rio?
This video is a nice summary of the issues related to “cheap food”, external costs and the idea of competing on the true production costs and not those that are stated on the label. Show it to your friends and family the next time they ask why they should buy the more expensive meat, the … Continue reading What Is True Cost Accounting?
This is pretty shocking news – when testing what kinds of fish are sold under which labels, in some states as many as 52% were mislabeled, mostly in order to sell less expensive fish en lieu of the more high-end ones and still capture the price premium. Not only that, but sometimes fish was even … Continue reading "What Fish Would You Like?" "… Do I Have A Real Choice?"
The Christmas vacations feels so long ago – despite it having only been three weeks since I came back to Sweden, I have had a hard time getting back into the rhythm of school and am under the impression I could use a break again – anybody else? Let’s pretend to be back in the … Continue reading Review: "Cooked" by Michael Pollan
Man, I love lentils. And chickpeas. Black beans. Give me any legume, basically, and I am a happy camper. What a typical vegetarian, you say? Well, keep reading, have a look at this Ensia article, from which most of this information comes from, and think again. Turns out, there are at least five reasons why … Continue reading 5 Reasons to Love Lentils – Boost Your Legume Literacy!