Musings on sustainable food systems, agriculture vs. agroecology, and more!
Happy weekend! Sooo this post has been in the works for a little while because it’s a bit special – it’s number 200 on this baby blog of mine! Now of course that is nothing compared to the thousands of posts that full-time bloggers crank out, but still I wanted to celebrate the round number … Continue reading The 200th Post! And A Bit of Navel-Gazing 😉
Happy Friday! It’s my last exam day which means I am so excited for the weekend and catching up on life! Do you feel the same? Keeping with the theme of food art, I thought I’d share a gorgeous website that my friend found yesterday, before going back to the more heavy policy issues over … Continue reading Oh I See Red! – And I See Gorgeous Food Art
How about something light-hearted to get over Hump Day? I’m currently marred in trying to memorize trade models and social accounting matrices, but found this cool link about a coffee table book about the art of food photography – which features really really cool illustration techniques (such as where they cut cooking utensils in half to let … Continue reading What's Going On Inside That Casserole?
When the line between business and policy-makers blurs so much, can we still trust politicians to make decisions purely motivated by the public good?
I was recently interviewed by the lovely people at Euroculterer Magazine, a publication created by the students of the Erasmus Mundus program in Euroculture. They asked some fun questions, including about how the blog started – feel free to check it out and head over to their blog to show them some love!
A bit of humor for your Monday 😉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUtnas5ScSE Once again we see the power of marketing done right – this short film is an ad both for Chipotle (known for its dedication to sourcing only “responsibly raised” chicken, beef and pork that were not treated with antibiotics, live in humane conditions, fed a vegetarian diet and are allowed to display their natural … Continue reading Chipotle Ad Strikes at the Core of the Industrial Food System
Having moved to Sweden just a week and a bit ago to spend my second year of my Master’s studies here, I am extremely excited to explore Swedish culture and language. Though my language classes only start in two weeks, I already found out about a word that lacks a real English translation and is … Continue reading Swedish Concept of the Day: "Lagom"
A good daily reminder… What will you try to plant seeds towards today?
Remember the controversy surrounding the World Food Prize recipients this year? In his column, Mark Bittman of the New York Times provides a great list of alternative people that would deserve the prize because of their involvement in agroecology and sustainable production methods. Amongst his nominees: Vandana Shiva, Olivier de Schutter and Miguel Altieri – all … Continue reading The True Deservers of A Food Prize – Reblog