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Review: “A changing climate – How does it affect Swedish possibilities of...
On Friday, I was a participant in a seminar hosted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Forestry and Agriculture. The topic was the interlinkages between the newest scientific insights related to climate...
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Review: Kate Raworth’s ‘Doughnut Economics’
Man, sometimes you just have to catch yourself in moments of pure luck. Like today, after a morning spent in glorious summer weather hammering out the last formatting issues of my thesis, when I was...
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I’m Back! With… The MEATRIX
Heya! After some well-needed rest and recovery in the Swedish countryside, I’m back in full strength and with a gem in terms of outreach on animal welfare: welcome to the MEATRIX. This is a funny, yet...
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Like IKEA, Just for a Rooftop Farm…
… is the new idea of the Swiss company Urban Farmers. All you need is an empty, flat rooftop of an industrial building, and you are in business – the company delivers all you need for a fully-fledged...
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Review: Dan Barber’s “The Third Plate”
Hi again! After a couple of weeks of travelling with rather poor internet access, I’m back in a semi-routine, albeit in Spain (hola!) which will hopefully allow me to contribute more again over the...
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Burgers, Cafeterias and Food Waste!
¡Hola, amig@s! Anybody grilling now at the height of summer? Then the first article might be interesting for you. In fact, all of today’s haul is extremely interesting – there doesn’t seem to be any...
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Enough Is Enough [ISEE recap 1]
Español Ohhhhh ecological economics, where to start… At the conference there were more than 100 different sessions with 3 – 5 presentations each, so it was actually pretty overwhelming to figure out...
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Of Water and of Meat
Hi y’all, welcome to a new ‘what I’ve been reading!’ So much good information out on the internet these days… First up, National Geographic (my love) has an awesome article on The Evolution of Diet. It...
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New Ways of Banking [ISEE Recap 3]
Two posts ago, we reviewed what is problematic with the current way the financial system works. Now, let’s put a more positive spin on things – what can we do about it to change it? There are a number...
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Fun Links Friday II!
Wow, has it only been a bit more than a week since I started work? It feels like I’ve always been roaming the streets of Brussels. Today I even got to sneak a peek into the Council of Ministers, woot!...
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Recap: LiveWell for Low-Impact Food In Europe conference!
Last week, I turned down the possibility to attend a training on “How to Deal with Lobbyists” (so glamorous) to instead learn about the sustainable food policy agenda in Europe – and I have to say, I...
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Organic Coffee in Costa Rica: A Battle of David vs. Goliath?
“To be honest, organic coffee could become a dying breed in Costa Rica.” Leland Westie and I stare at each other, neither of us quite sure how to continue the conversation. Westie seems startled by his...
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A Transcontinental Farmers’ Market: Exclusive Interview with Kenneth Lander...
One of my favorite things about writing this blog is that it enables me to have really interesting conversations with really interesting people. Case in point: when I visited Monteverde, I knew that...
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Photo Story: The Chocolate Tale
Hi hi! So sorry to be out of commission for so long! It’s been a busy couple of weeks with applications and paper edits and work, but I’m back and all backed up with stories to write about! Here is one...
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Cuba: Lessons to be Learned for Sustainable Living?
I can’t forget the wistful stares. “How lucky you are to come and visit us! We’d like to travel as well and see the world.” Legally, there is no problem anymore since the exit visa requirement was...
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Food In the Sustainable Development Goals: Great Ideas, But What About Demand?
The finalized text for the Sustainable Development Goals was published on August 1st. I was curious to see what it had to say on sustainable food and agricultural systems. I summarize my thoughts below...
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Too Strong Coffee? Concentration at the Top and Anti-Trust Concerns
The coffee supply chain is famously shaped like an hourglass (or, if you will, a drip coffee machine): the broad demand at the top is connected to the millions of small producers at the bottom by a...
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Urban Gardens and Lifestyle Choices
Aaand… back to regular scheduled programming. The past month has been pretty overwhelming with writing assignments, seminars, cross-Atlantic flights and the like. Now I’m back in my Costa Rican garden...
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Food: Wasted, Celebrated, Fought Over. A Cross-Section.
For cultures of the past facing the vagaries of an unpredictable environment, wastefulness was often dangerous. It invited death. Modernization has largely enabled us to turn our backs on that...
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Please Don’t Stop the Moo-sic: Is Less Meat Still No Option?
As we are approaching our hottest year yet and historical climate talks, meat-free diets are still a political taboo. Even the official sustainable menu of COP21 has eschewed opening this Pandora’s...
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