Big American Vegetable Growers Renting Land in Guanajuato

The Bajio, the rich farmland of Central Guanajuato, is becoming a major vegetable growing area for the international market. A good article in the NY Times interviews American farmers who…

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Wasn’t There Islamic Cuisine in India before the Mughals?

That’s a question I have been asked several times. In my Mexican Kitchen’s Islamic Connection I mention only the Mughals. Yes, clearly there was. Muslims conquerers had begun entering India…

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The price of a better diet

Scott Kilman in the Wall Street Journal sets rising grain prices in a context wider than biofuels. It’s the demand in Asia and Latin America for meat that drives much…

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