Farmers’ markets, solidarity economies, community-supported agriculture, local food systems, and PGS.
Veteran BBC journalist Dan Saladino has visited more than 30 countries, using endangered foods such as Sichuan Red-mouth glutinous rice, Britain’s Perry pear and Coffea stenophylla to show how food diversity is linked to everyday food, farmers and ecosystems.
From takeaway containers and courier parcels to mooncake gift boxes, people document the layers of plastic wrapped around everyday life. They also share experiences of reducing plastic by reusing it, bringing their own containers, and finding recycling points.
During the first decade of the 21st century, triggered by a series of food safety crises, a group of Chinese consumers began exploring better agricultural practices and ingredients. Across the country, the first wave of farmers dedicated to organic cultivation gradually emerged. Cao Xiaohong, a guest in this episode, was…
Foodthink’s Take In the previous edition of our “Eat Well” column, dozens of Foodthink readers shared their “moments they wanted to avoid takeout”. Many expressed their frustration; although there are times they are tired of takeout, the frantic pace of work, a lack of culinary skill, or poor kitchen facilities…
This episode visits Xiaojin County in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, and shows how social enterprise Muyunpo builds trust with villagers, protects resources while collecting matsutake and letting yaks graze freely, and returns the sales surplus to the community.
Green Sprouts reached 100 issues through unpaid writers, reader donations and free print copies, while founder Ah Wei aimed to help farmers reclaim dignity and document sustainable food practices in Taiwan.
Every garden possesses its own theory of beauty and its own moral conception of happiness. —— Santiago Berrueyet, *Philosophy in the Garden* Strangely enough, it was “weeds” that first drew me to ecological farming. Firstly, weeds as a problem. As a student of sociology and anthropology, I spent nearly a…
Since January this year, the US has faced widespread egg shortages due to avian flu. Because of the scarcity, many supermarkets have introduced purchase limits, and stockouts have become frequent. Meanwhile, egg prices have soared. Americans, accustomed to cheap eggs every day, have been voicing their frustration. This scene feels…
Foodthink Says How many people can commit to a single endeavour for a decade? The Nanning Urban Farmers’ Market is one such example. Since its inception in 2013, it has now entered its eleventh year. Held every two months, each market attracts dozens of vendors selling ecological produce from Guangxi—the…
Foodthink says As delivery riders face exploitation and pressure, merchants contend with exorbitant commissions, and users worry about the lack of health guarantees for their food, an increasing number of people have begun to criticise and scrutinise platform enterprises. However, beyond mere criticism, can we imagine an alternative platform model?…
