Remembering Lois Englberger

Very sad news. Lois Englberger, nutritionist and fighter for the dietary benefits of agricultural biodiversity, has died. We will remember her dedication, her helpfulness, and her cheerful personality. You can help to support her work with the Island Food Community of Pohnpei with a donation.

Lois Englberger

We should have pointed out way before now that our friends at ProMusa have put together a wiki dedicated to Lois Englberger’s pioneering work. We’ve blogged about Lois on a number of occasions. She’s “a nutritionist and advocate of local food who changed the way people look at bananas, or at least their colour.” A …

Micronesian memories

Jonathan Gourlay’s wonderful dissection of his predictably disastrous experience as an outsider running a shop in Micronesia, One Small Store, struck a chord for a number of reasons. First, the great writing. Here’s a sample, chosen from many possibilities: In Kitti, giant flat basalt stones are still lined up in two rows of three in …

Nibbles: FAOSTAT, Drought, Seeds, Helianthus, Coffee trade, CePaCT, Figs, Old rice and new pigeonpea, Navajo tea, Cattle diversity, Diabetes, Art, Aurochs, Cocks

FAO sets data free. About time. Presentation on drought risk and preparedness around the world. Nice maps. A Facebook for seeds? The diversity of Jerusalem artichoke. In France. Coffee certification 101. Nice plug for SPC’s Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees. The fig of choice in San Francisco. Back to traditional rice varieties in India. …