Reading canned fish labels: seine net
Seine nets are a sustainable way of fishing, but if used with FADs are no longer sustainable. Let’s discover what thay are and how they are employed.
Climate change: how food will disappear from our table
Carrots, aubergines, strawberries, lemons, potatoes, lentils. Climate change will modify the quality of numerous food products in the next decades, according to an Australian study, published in March by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, in collaboration with WWF. The research shows how the taste of some fruits and vegetables will significantly change due to temperature
Video shows the extraordinary beauty of blossoming cherry trees in Japan
We’ve already talked about the flowering of sakura in Japan, and about hanami. All that’s left is to enjoy this stunning high-definition video of blossoming cherry trees that shows the extraordinary beauty Japanese people can admire during the spring. The footage is by Gaijin Tips.
Millennium Development Goals: What has and hasn’t been achieved
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) still haven’t been achieved. Much progress has been made but, only nine months from the deadline, accomplishing them remains out of reach. What are the MDGs. They are the most ambitious targets ever set by the United Nations to improve living conditions for the world’s population. They were drafted
Bee My Future, food security is in their wings
Honeybees and other insect pollinators are in danger. Since 2006 they have been experiencing depopulation that is mostly stricking European and US worker bees. The identified causes are multiple, such as pests and habitat loss, but the main cause seems to be linked to the agricultural use of 3 insecticides (the neonicotinoids) that affect insect pollinators’ nervous system.
Mejadra
Ingredients 250 g of green or brown lentils 200 g of basmati rice 4 medium-sized onions 3 spoonful of flour 2 teaspoonful of cumin 1/2 spoonful of coriander seeds half a teaspoonful of powdered turmeric 1 teaspoonful of grinded Jamaican pepper 1 teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon 1 teaspoonful of sugar 250 ml of sunflower
5 bad cooking habits
When you suddenly suffer from stomachache, nausea, dysentery or abdominal cramps, you often blame the restaurant or the canteen where you have just eaten. Actually, experts claim that our kitchens are the places where hygienic and sanitary risks are higher. It’s here that, as a result of bad habits, contamination, microbial proliferation in food products
Cherry trees are blossoming, Japan celebrates hanami
Sakura means cherry tree in Japanese. Hanami is a yearly tradition celebrated in the capital, Tokyo, and other cities where these plants decorate the streets, and takes place between the end of March and the beginning of April. The object of everyone’s attention is the thousand-year-old recurrence of cherry trees blossoming, which captivates the entire
Seed sharing is illegal in many American states
Seed sharing has been banned in some American states, perhaps at the behest of pressures from powerful multinationals in the agricultural sector.
Beetroot salad
Ingredients for 4 people 1 big beetroot 2 oranges seasonal fresh lettuce walnuts salt and pepper extra virgin olive oil Preheat the oven to 200°. Wash the beetroot with fresh water and dry it with blotting paper. Cut the lettuce leaves, leaving 2.5cm of stem. Put the beetroot in aluminium foil with