Ghost Forest Art Project

Ghost Forest Oxford -5

lou — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:25:56 +0000

Ghost Forest Oxford -4

lou — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:24:21 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama visits Oxford

lou — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:25:31 +0000

“First Lady Michelle Obama visited Oxford University today, Wednesday 25 May 2011.

Mrs Obama talked to students from the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College (EGA), a secondary school for girls in North London, in Christ Church. The girls had a day-long university “immersion experience” at Oxford.

Students also visited the Ghost Forest exhibition on deforestation outside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History before having lunch with their student mentors at Wadham College.”

Read the full article on: University of Oxford

Yaa Asantewaa Stool Handed over to Asantehene

lou — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:05:57 +0000

“The 111 (One hundred and eleven) year old, Yaa Asantewaa stool, that was taken from Ejisu in August 1900 by H.B. Russell,a British civil servant was handed over to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene.”

Read the full article on: Manhyia Palace

Ants, Spiders and Cockroaches: Saving the World…One Mouthful at a Time

lou — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:15:33 +0000

“Westerners might get a bit queasy when they think about eating locusts, spiders or ants, but they make up delicacies and key sources of protein in much of the world. A new movement is trying to bring them onto Western plates in an effort to save the environment.”

Read the full article on: Spiegel Online International

Waiter, why isn’t there a fly in my soup?

lou — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:42:58 +0000

“In the common consciousness, a fly in your soup is considered a bit of a no-no. Imagine my surprise, then, to arrive at Oxford’s museum of natural history and find some of society’s finest – from broadcaster Martha Kearney to Comic Relief chairman Peter Bennett-Jones – guzzling a lunch of creepy crawlies.”

Read the full article on: guardian.co.uk

Grasshopper sauce or locusts, anyone?

lou — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:44:04 +0000

“An invitation to a banquet from my old friend Angela Palmer was hardly to be refused, even if the food on offer was a little — ahem — unusual. Crispy Colombian leafcutter ants, anyone? Or how about oven-baked barbecue flavoured mealworms?”

Read the full article on: The Oxford Times

Insectos: delicia culinaria y alimento del futuro

lou — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:15:15 +0000

“Saltamontes, grillos, hormigas, langostas, gusanos y otros insectos podrían contribuir a luchar contra las hambrunas y convertirse en parte de la dieta del futuro. La universidad británica de Oxford organizó un banquete con estas “delicias”, algunas de ellas procedentes de América Latina, para paladares poco acostumbrados a ellas.”

Read the full article on: BBC Mundo

An insect banquet

lou — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:10:53 +0000

“Dining with the Colombian ambassador at his London residence is a challenging culinary adventure – and not for those of a delicate constitution. Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera is a renaissance man, with a background in business and journalism. He is partial to sharing his passion for Atta laevigata, an exotic leaf-cutter ant, which he describes with schoolboy enthusiasm: “Their bottoms are huge – in Colombia we call them hormigas culonas – roughly translated as ‘big-ass ants’. I love them.” He has regular supplies sent to his ambassadorial kitchen in London’s Belgravia.”

Read the full article on: FT.com

I Touched the Rainforest

lou — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:46:53 +0000