Agriculture Archives - The Common Table

Why Study Food?

27. July 2021
14 minute read

Dr. Lenore Newman wanted to run the family fishing business but now she's a culinary geographer and expert advisor to governments on the impact of climate change on food security and global cuisines. We talk to her about her journey into food.

Architectural Acupuncture

5. July 2021
10 minute read

Architect Xu Tiantian on her team's network of interventions involving rural food production in Songyang, China to improve the well-being of the entire region.

What is Local?

25. May 2021
16 minute read

"Local" is often used as a buzzword for sustainable practice but its meaning depends on context. Local for whom? A Berlin conversation between Mary Scherpe and Sinthujan Varatharajah.

The Regenerative Route

17. May 2021
18 minute read

Sara Harper and Danielle Schwab on shifting brands and farmers towards regenerative practice, the futility of waiting for legislation, organic greenwashing and the challenge of changing mindsets.

Sky Woman’s Daughters

13. May 2021
21 minute read

For many Native American communities, family, fertility and collective continuance are rooted in the protection and revitalisation of native seeds, explains Elizabeth Hoover.

Growing Green

6. May 2021
13 minute read

A conversation with Franz Drack, CMO of the vertical farm company &ever, about the high rise of dryponics, the value of food and changing the food chain.

Her Way of Seeing

23. April 2021
7 minute read

The animal behaviourist Temple Grandin is as famous for her design of humane livestock handling systems as she is for talking about her autism. There is a lot to be learnt from her point of view.

One Lifts All

14. April 2021
6 minute read

Thalia Bassim, a visual artist from Beirut, is looking for signs of hope in a country in economic freefall. She met with Bahaa, a small farmer entrepreneur, to talk about exploring ways around the system.