Genetic Diversity in the Food Supply
Hello friends, I thought I'd share this article from today's NY Times with you. It deals with a topic that I'm currently working on at FAO--preserving the genetic diversity of the world's food to avoid situations just like this one.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/opinion/18koeppel.html?ex=1214452800&en=8f110d855cac5e76&ei=5070
I can't figure out how to make the web address into a hyperlink, so you'll have to cut and paste into your browser. Sorry.
Enjoy.
posted by Lauren at 9:00 AM
1 Comments:
interesting history of the banana.
i often wondered why they are so inexpensive when they are shipped so far, and stopped buying them long ago, in support of local food and local farms.
and i was just reading michael pollan's new book, IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, in which he cites a survey that asked american eaters: "assume you are alone on a desert island for one year and you can have water and one other food. pick the food that you think would be best for your health."
the choices were: corn, alfalfa sprouts, hot dogs, spinach, peaches, bananas, and milk chocolate.
the number one choice was the banana (42%). surprisingly, hot dogs and milk chocolate were the best, but only 4% and 3% chose them. yay! chocolate!
yes, we are reading your blog...
xoxo
margie
10:22 AM
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