Insects will not make pet food more sustainable either
Somewhat sad to see Marion Nestle, with whom I almost... Read more →
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14 December 2020
Is our excrement simply a waste product, to be dumped out of sight and out of mind? Or is it a valuable resource that we squander at our peril?
30 November 2020
Persuading people to drink tea from the subcontinent more or less created the modern propaganda machine
17 September 2020
You may be wondering, if you care about these things as I do, why there is a chilli species called Capsicum chinense.
23 September 2019
“All the intrigue of a murder mystery and all the painstaking, arduous pursuit of an archeological dig.” For a radish.
Even before the Romans, grain arrived in what was to become London by water, and it continues to do so today, although the mechanics of the trade have changed beyond recognition. One of the last people to move grain by water upstream from London shares her experience and the history of moving grain by water.