Category Archives: anthropology and culture

The New York Time’s Food & Drink Issue

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

  The Food & Drink Issue – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com. My favorite. This year is all Q and A. Interesting choice for the times, but filled with lots of information.

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Bioversity’s Nutrition Strategy – Resilient Food and Nutrition Systems: Analyzing the Role of Agricultural Biodiversity in Enhancing Human Nutrition and Health

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

This past year I worked diligently with colleagues at Bioversity International, on the 10 year nutrition strategy. Below is a summary of the strategy along with the link to the entire strategy. Bioversity’s Nutrition Strategy One of the world’s greatest challenges … Continue reading →

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the nail that sticks up will be hammered down

Posted on December 24, 2009 by

The Economist published an article on the dying traditional rice cultivation practices in Japan. Rice is Japan’s staple food and the Japanese government prohibits the import of rice as long as local crops provide harvests enough to feed the nation. … Continue reading →

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snacks and glints

Posted on August 31, 2009 by

KFC comes out with a new sandwich. The bread is made of two fried pieces of chicken, with cheese and bacon sandwiched between. Can KFC be sued for this? A great article in the Economist this week on the demographic … Continue reading →

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ryan mcginley keeps a food diary

Posted on August 10, 2009 by

If you like photographer/artist Ryan McGinley’s work, it may be interesting to see what he eats.  I think it is interesting to read about what people eat – it can be so personal. Particularly with the detail that he goes … Continue reading →

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fetish markets of bamako mali. My favorite, monkey heads

Posted on May 11, 2009 by

While visiting the food and artisan markets of Bamako, we ran across the “fetish” market where all things voodoo permeate. There were cheetah fur, monkey, rat and warthog heads, whole rotting birds, shells, bones, skins, teeth, and i shall not … Continue reading →

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