Our Favourite Stories On Food and Labour
Want to familiarise yourself with this quarter’s theme? Here are ten stories we think you’ll love, recommended by the Local Food Club team!
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Deepshika Pasupunuri
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The Labour Behind Food
Everything we eat demands labour—but the people who produce it, and the conditions under which this happens is relegated to the margins. Join the conversation and explore what this conflicting reality looks like in domestic spaces, urban settings, and beyond.
“I knew the food cultures of Ukhrul could find a place here.”
— Shirik Chingri, who runs Indigenous Basket, a shop in Bengaluru
Anumeha Yadav
BOOKS ON FOOD Anumeha Yadav’s picture book asks—‘what are we doing to our rich food diversity, our seeds?’ Based on Anumeha’s investigative series on the central government’s rice fortification scheme—and…
Seeds test
CULTURE What Are Seeds, When Not Sold? Oishika Roy explores experiences of seed savers and scientists to gather proof of relationships between people and seeds beyond that of money: generational,…
Anumeha Yadav Test
HANDS OF TRANSITION India’s honey exports are rising exponentially, but at what cost? Even as small-scale producers struggle to harvest honey amidst climatic stressors and environmental degradation, India’s honey production…
Anumeha Yadav’s picture book asks—‘what are we doing to our rich food diversity, our seeds?’
Based on her investigative series on the central government’s rice fortification programme, ‘Our Rice Tastes of Spring’ highlights why the locals’ right to control their own food systems matters.
