Panel 13 – Wild Things. . . You Make my Palate Sing (Riverside Room 1)
Wild edible plants, which have recently acquired cultural caché by chefs and others foraging for local foods, contribute not only delicious flavors but are important sources of nutrition and traditional…
Panel 14 – Marketplace Case Studies: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Fruits (Riverside Room 2)
Why are certain fruits suddenly in vogue? What is the role of the media (social or traditional) in promoting one fruit over another? Governments? And how do rare varieties survive…
Panel 12 – Stories of Resilience (Riverside Lecture theatre)
These case studies document resilience within food environments, whether the exploitation of abandoned farms as a counter to the industrialized food systems, regular forays into urban food forests, or the…
Love, Magic, and the Bittersweet Flavor of Oranges in Italian Culture – Live discussion with Cristina Mazzoni, followed by virtual cocktails and chitchat to celebrate the opening of the Conference
This Q & A session allows you to explore the lore, symbolism, and politics of oranges in Italian culture from their introduction in the medieval period to present-day tensions. The…
Arthur Potts Dawson on ‘A Rhapsody of Greens: Thoughts on Dining from Local Bounty,’ with Barny Butterfield and Dr Amanda Burridge on the heritage and science of local ciders
Chef Arthur Potts Dawson of Omved, cider-maker Barny Butterfield of Sanford Orchards, and Dr. Amanda Burridge of the University of Bristol will field questions on locavorism and the reinvigoration of…
Symbiosis: Plants are Actors, too – Live discussion with the panellists
These papers urge us to reconsider the speciesist model of human domination over the floral and faunal environments and to recognize 'geopoetics,' that is, the essential and active role played…
Ideal and Idealized Gardens – Live discussion with the panellists
Notions of the 'ideal' garden can be found in diverse sources, including gastronomic writings, novels, poetry, agricultural treatises and artwork. These papers cover a broad span of time and place,…
