Disputed Grains
Rice is a staple food in Malaysia but why is the most of the nation's favourite grain grown elsewhere?
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Max Loh
- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
Padi Sekepuk Hampa
This is a translation of Max Loh's comic Disputed Grains, translated by the artist into Bahasa Malaysia. The title is not a direct...
Adrienne Katz Kennedy
- Mar 16, 2021
- 9 min
Through food: learning the importance of preserving the land
Part Two: Food’s pathway to the past and the present Photo credit: Joel Wigelsworth Plants like corn, beans, squash and tobacco are so...
Adrienne Katz Kennedy
- Mar 10, 2021
- 6 min
Through food: learning the importance of preserving the land
Part One: The US government’s violent interference between the Diné and their ancestral lands Photo credit: Joel Wigelsworth “Not only...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Feb 21, 2021
- 1 min
Interview: Nia Raquelle Smith
When we think about baking we often think about the end product - the beautifully decorated cake, the treat at the end of a meal or to...
SOURCED
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
The Ten: Ashleigh Payne
Name and job title My name is Ashleigh Payne, and I kind of have three jobs at the moment: full time Head Baker (Bestie café), and...
SOURCED
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Ten: Aaron McLean
Name and job title Aaron McLean. Apprentice storyteller, in pictures, video and words - revolving around food, the food system and its...
SOURCED
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
The Ten: Cathy Tait-Jamieson
Name and job title Cathy Tait-Jamieson, Managing Director Where were you born, and where do you live now? Was born in Palmerston North,...
Cathy Tait-Jamieson
- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
From the soil up: dairy farming with heritage at its core
Māori dairy farmer Cathy Tait-Jamieson tells us how her family farm developed and grew by keeping ancestral farming practices central....
Esme Fox
- Feb 5, 2021
- 6 min
Sowing Culinary Tradition in the Saffron Fields of La Mancha
In the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha, Don Quijote’s land of undulating fields and iconic windmills, lie rows upon rows of bright...
SOURCED
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
2.1 SOIL
All food and drink starts with soil. It is where seeds are sown, its health dictates the quality of the food we grow and the rivers and...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
Interview: Ian Burrell
Ian is a renowned rum expert and ambassador who launched a new rum brand Equiano this year. We decided to start this audio series to gave...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Jan 5, 2021
- 1 min
Interview: Carla Martin
To kick off our Soil season I wanted to interview Carla Martin, so as to set the scene about what 'soil' could mean. It is of course...
Chloe-Rose Crabtree
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
Interview: Kirsty McFadden
Kirsty McFadden started her role Head of Creative at the UN World Food Programme (WFP) just ahead of Europe’s pandemic lockdowns.Our...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
Season 1.1: The Tutorials
This season examined the existence and creation of current culinary systems and their significance both culturally and commercially. As...
SOURCED
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
The Ten: Ling Tang
Name and job title Ling Tang, Freelance Illustrator and 2D Animator Where were you born, and where do you live now? I was born in a...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Interview: Magnus Nilsson
I interviewed Magnus Nilsson about his recent book Faviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End last week (Thursday 14 Nov 2020) Not only did I...
Israel Meléndez Ayala
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
Classic Daiquiri or Canchanchara?
Colonial narratives shape how ownership is credited in postcolonial spaces. This is part of a 2-part series on the colonial narrative of...
Israel Meléndez Ayala
- Nov 12, 2020
- 9 min
Rum: History and Myths
This is part of a 2-part series on the colonial narrative of Rum. Read Classic Daiquiri or Canchanchara? here for a little more rum...
SOURCED
- Nov 5, 2020
- 12 min
A Gift Guide: kinda
We decided to publish this subscriber newsletter as it is a topic we think is important to discuss, and is something we would want to...