A digest of news stories with links
Happy hols all :)Food Fight: the Battle Over Sri Lankan Food Production‘The Sri Lankan government remains largely committed to models of economic development based on large-scale commercial agriculture. The President’s …
The artists saving traditional knowledge for the next generation‘Story, its sacred traditions and ownership, is intrinsic to the creation of Yolngu country, all its people, animals and plants. Most plants …
A gastronomic tour of Mexico in picturesYou know me, I’m a sucker for a scorpion on avocado toast.http://bit.ly/2jhJ6AtFrance bans plastic cups, plates and cutlery‘France has passed a new law to …
Thanks to my good mate Jim Jenkins for this edition's pic - a delightful mural on a Marrakesh wall bringing welcome relief to reading about Insectageddon, a noise-cancelling ramen fork …
Featured pic: Brickfields quietly and tastily counters the marriage equality naysayers worried that that cake makers won't be able to deny wedding cakes to LGBTIQ couples if the law is …
Loved and loathed? How the pie floater became a South Australian gastronomic icon‘The pie floater is as South Australian as frog cakes, Haigh's and Coopers. Once the staple of the …
I love this pic - bottom panel is South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill raising a glass in the same pub in which the then South Australian Premier Don Dunstan raised …
A rainbow bagel with 'unicorn cheese' from the Brooklyn Bagel Boys because...'Alarm bells we cannot ignore': world hunger rising for first time this century“If you look at the 815 million …
Given the lead digging in this edition, how could I resist posting this image of Hillevi Rombin, Miss Universe 1955, promoting National Kraut and Frankfurter Week in Chicago.Berlin 24/7 What’s …
Food Workers Are at Risk in Today's Changing Economy‘The gig economy is less likely to provide workers with salaries, benefits, or a consistent schedule. And it also often frees employers …
The invitation from Slow Food Sydney intrigued. ‘Jesse [Gurugirr] is a First Nations Guringai man who will help unlock the health secrets of our traditional ancestors passed down over thousands …
Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years‘Among the artefacts in the lowest levels we found many pieces used for seed grinding and ochre …
'WIFA recognises those women in the sector who through their determination, commitment and excellence are hard at work, growing their businesses and shaping the industry at large.WIFA looks to pay …