Global food waste has been a large concern for me for quite some time, which is why I’m going to publish a series of food waste posts this year. Most people feel bad about throwing away food and would like to reduce their food waste but somehow don’t manage. Not throwing away food requires determination […]
Environment And Food
The Veg Cooperative: The Summer Harvest
It’s summer and the vegetable season is in full swing. April was mostly early produce such as carrots, beetroot, last year’s potatoes, radish and Swiss chard. While we got told May would bring lots of exciting spring produce, this rather small range of varieties continued until early June and eventually the weekly batches became quite […]
Bananas: Eat Them As Long As You Can
Bananas are Switzerland’s second-most sold fruit, which is rather unique given that bananas aren’t grown anywhere nearby and are mostly shipped in from another continent. Statistically, every person in Switzerland eats about 10kg (22 lbs) of bananas each year. Globally, more than 100 billion bananas are being consumed each year which, after wheat, rice and […]
The Interview: The Organic Crisis
Iida is a mom of two, biologist and environmentalist. She used to be a convinced bio (organic) shopper for many years. But then she decided to do some thorough research to align her organic beliefs with the appropriate scientific backing. Being a scientist, Iida knows how to separate good studies from bad ones, and how […]
The Veg Cooperative: Becoming A Member
Something exciting has happened a few weeks ago; I’ve become a member of my local, Zurich based vegetable cooperative called Meh Als Gmües (‘more than vegetables’). The ‘more’ in more than vegetables has two meanings – on the one hand they’re planning to expand their range to other produce such as fruit, and possibly even […]
The Eternally Young Swiss Warehouse Apple
Have you ever wondered why you can buy crunchy, fresh looking Swiss apples all year round despite them only being harvested in autumn? I never did and just took it for granted – until I moved to London and wondered why the British apples are only sold in autumn, while during the rest of the […]