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Is it already Monday? Time seems to be flying away, as I haven’t even been able to recap what I did the weekend before last – namely, all the great movies I saw at Festival Alimenterre! Hosted by SOS Faim, this film festival tries to highlight the pressing food system issues of our day – … Continue reading Review: 9.70 #alimenterre14

Today is World Food Day! Originally created to celebrate the founding of the FAO, every year it gives a great opportunity to highlight some of the issues on the international food policy agenda. This year, the importance of family farming is in the spotlight. I’ll be back tonight with a more in-depth discussion, but until then, … Continue reading Happy World Food Day 2014! #WFD2014

What’s better on a Sunday morning than brunch? A Fair Trade brunch! Oxfam Belgium is celebrating its 50 year anniversary (Happy birthday!) and invited the public to celebrate with organic and fair trade breakfast treats. An invitation my friend and I just couldn’t say no to! The event was organized in a huge market hall, … Continue reading How Fair Is Your OJ? Fair Trade Brunch by Oxfam!

On another Slow Food taste walk I took part in on Saturday, we met the inspiring Christine Waignein from Nanouk Ice-Pops. Her story is a great one, mixing equal parts idealism, determination and an overwhelming joie de vivre that reflect in her products. For Christine, everything changed on a trip to Italy with her family. … Continue reading Nanouk – Ice Cream Inspiration

Seeing as I have only a short period of time in the city, I didn’t hesitate long before jumping into activities organized by the local foodie community. I was lucky to come across the Slow Food Walks that happened to be scheduled for this weekend, and so took ample opportunity by doing not one, not two, … Continue reading Insights In Belgian Chocolate: From Theory to Practice!

As I will be trying to post more content more regularly (since I suddenly don’t have to study in the evenings – can’t even deal with no more obligations after 5pm…), but still find cool links that deserve to be posted, I’m considering doing a weekly round-up like other blogs do – how about on a … Continue reading Fun Links Friday!

Today, as part of my job (ha! hard ‘work’), I spent 2 1/2 hours watching the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament grill the new Commissioner-Designate on Agriculture Phil Hogan and pondering his answers. After the hearing, he was approved by 32 members (vs. 10 against), making it as good as certain that he will … Continue reading A New Boss In Town… What Will It Mean For EU Ag?

Walking up and down endless stairways in search of your own office, confusing the cafeteria with the exit, having in-depth heart-to-hearts with IT help desk people… This feels like a new job! At the first station of my Mercator year, I’m going to get to know the ins and outs of European food policy with … Continue reading First Day of an Exciting Time!

I hope you had an excellent weekend! I have been enjoying a fabulous time with alumni from my program, but of course we do find time to decompress and read a bit – these are some of the things that caught my eye. Around The World In 8 Hospital Meals showcases the stark differences that exist … Continue reading Hospital Tales, Rides Against Food Waste and Monsanto Connection – Link Love!

Howdy! I’m very sorry for the disappearance, I’m in a fascinating but time-consuming seminar these 3 weeks and can barely find a free minute to read the news, much less report on them. Still, there are a couple of articles that have tickled my fancy, including these: Buen vivir: the social philosophy inspiring movements in … Continue reading September Food For Thought