Place to Plate: New Connections in Food Research 2 April 2012 Cardiff University This is a conference by and for Ph.D. and early-career researchers studying food. It is inter-disciplinary and welcomes participation and contributions from diverse perspectives. Early-career researchers are invited to share their interpretations of the themes to challenge us to realise new connections between places, [...]
Tag Archives: collaboration
Miscreant Master Chefs
The next time someone tells me that a collaboration or an innovation just isn’t possible, I’m going to refer her to this story of miscreant master chefs. Though I heartily recommend a watch, I’ll summarize the film in a headline: Prison Imports Slow Food Culture. Well, I suppose it’s a bit more complex than that. [...]
Trying to go beyond the biotech anti/pro debate
Many developing countries (particularly those in Africa) are being targeted for agricultural investment by donors. This is most famously exemplified by the Rockefeller and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations’ initiative Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Critics of AGRA, such as AGRA Watch, point to many problems with AGRA’s approach, particularly in projects that fail to incorporate [...]
Extending the olive branch: is a new partnership possible?
Ladies and gentlemen of the alternative food community, it’s time I came out of the closet: I love high-tech food. Now, if you haven’t already unfriended me on Facebook, spilled organic Fair Trade coffee on your laptop while doing it, and settled upon shooting me hostile glances for the remainder of human existence – which, [...]
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Toni Massanés: Molt bo, Leah!...
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Dorte Ruge: Hello everybody !
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Leah Ashe: Thanks, Jess. First: Since I know you enjoy a good...
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Henk Renting: Thanks, Jessica and also Maria for your additional...
