Monthly Archives: April 2011

mad as hell and there is nothing we are going to do about it

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Last year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ran an ad campaign against the 1 billion who were hungry (now 925 million one year later, even with food price increases…). The numbers themselves are only estimates, and I … Continue reading →

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Berries in Russia

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Bioversity posted a story of the project we worked on with the Vavilov Research Institute, which I wrote about earlier. I think this quote says it all from my perspective: Bioversity scientist, Pablo Eyzaguirre, speaking of the importance of prioritizing … Continue reading →

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Italian food in photos

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

I have been a bit delinquent in posting food photos while living here in Italy. My friend in Seattle pointed out to me that on my photo site, she never sees any photos of me (not going to happen) or … Continue reading →

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Hanging out at the Vavilov Institute

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

Had the opportunity to go to the Vavilov Institute to talk about local berries and their importance in being conserved in the Vavilov collections, in dachas (gardens) and in the wild. The meeting was really interesting. Luigi Guarino of the … Continue reading →

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