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Once pioneer species take root in an ecosystem, they gradually enhance its carrying capacity, paving the way for a growing number of other species to enter. The rise in biodiversity within the system is, at the same time, the process through which the pioneer species themselves are marginalised. —— Pioneer…
I. I. Head to the Farm! On the journey back to Kunming from Chengdu, I drove through a succession of long tunnels. My mobile signal flickered in and out, mirroring the ebb and flow of my mood. One moment I was still at the Chengdu Life Market selling luffa for…
Dear readers, Happy New Year! Over the past five years, exploring food and agriculture at varying levels of depth, Foodthink has published 486 original articles. Bridging the urban–rural divide and crossing disciplinary boundaries, our content covers nearly 20 themes, including food and agricultural policy, rural development, organic farming, cooperative economics,…
I. I. Mother’s Hearth Heading northwest from Lijiang Old Town past Lashi Lake, the distant peaks of the Yulong and Haba mountains gleam silver-white, our journey threading through the high river valleys alongside the Jinsha River. Mid-October marks the transition between autumn harvest and winter planting. Though the land along…
In 2015, by chance, I found myself in a co-housing community in southern Germany, where I first encountered organic farming. Afterwards, I worked at three organic farms in succession, initially as a volunteer and later as an agricultural apprentice with Demeter im Norden. All told, I spent three years working…
