12
May, 2017
To Connect with my Subjects I head to the Kitchen
In this article Dorie Hagler demonstrates that for a photographer the kitchen is the most revealing place to get to […]
Category Archives: Stories
07
May, 2017
Chocolate as Resistance: Mexico’s Rich Chocolate Traditions Defy Corporate Globalization
“For many in Mexico, cacao is more than just a bean. In its preparation, there is resistance, memory, rituals, identity, […]
28
Feb, 2017
A New Wave of Militant Grocers in Britain Tackle Food Waste
Retail crusaders: Nathan and Bethany Richards of Niftie’s in Dover. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer So much food goes […]
27
Feb, 2017
Fighting for Seeds and Soil in Ghana
Small scale farmers produce 70% of the world’s food and are currently fighting for food sovereignty. Watch this video by […]
08
Feb, 2017
Climate change threatens ancient Mayan farming practices
Mayan farmers in countries like Mexico and Guatemala have been using the ancient practice of ‘la milpa’ for centuries. In […]
02
Feb, 2017
Syrian Supper Clubs in America Build Connections among Neighbours
Read or watch this moving story by CNN demonstrating how food can build bridges between communities, in this case Syrian refugees […]
25
Jan, 2017
Spain’s ‘Robin Hood’ restaurant charges the rich to feed the poor
A restaurant in Spain serves breakfast and lunch to the rich making money to then feed the poor during the […]
06
Jan, 2017
A Guatemalan business woman takes on the world, one cup of coffee at a time
Watch this inspiring story about a coffee cooperative that is transforming their community in Guatemala. This story demonstrates why buying ethically sourced coffee […]
27
Nov, 2016
Food Culture in Guatemala
Written by Simone Riddle, La Salsa Inglesa Over this past summer I spent three months back in Guatemala undertaking an […]
18
Nov, 2016
Cooking clubs maintaining identity and social connection in Basqueland
Listen to this inspiring story describing how self-organised cooking clubs called ‘Txokos‘ going back generations in the Basque region of […]