[BCFSN] foodie gleanings: mimicking ant networks | Chickpea dna | labelling confusion

[Pamela Zevit]

Food by local farmers. Distribution system by ants. Looking for a way to help a sustainable food
system grow, Cullen Naumoff turned to nature.

https://ensia.com/articles/ant-inspired-food-distribution/

 

Wild relatives of commercial crops harbor untapped reservoirs of resilience. .domestication has
winnowed down chickpea genetic diversity by as much as 97%- making chickpeas unlikely to withstand
the unpredictable rainfall and temperature extremes of climate change. 

The solution, researchers have found, resides in the chickpea's wild cousins.

http://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2018/02/wild-relatives-of-commercial-crops-harbor-untapped-reser
voirs-of-resilience/

 

Is It 'Natural'? Consumers, and Lawyers, Want to Know. When products are labeled natural, the court
challenges begin, raising questions about whether labeling is really misleading or simply fodder for
a lawsuit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/business/natural-food-products.html  

 

Pamela Zevit, RPBio 
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Coquitlam BC Canada
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