Author Archives: Nesfas

The 7th Class

The recipes of the dishes to be taught VII, at the William Lewis Boy’s Home, Mawphlang read – sautéed mushrooms and peas, fried minced chicken with beetroot sauce, mixed tomato salad with gras snut (locally known as sohphlang) and chicken … Continue reading

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Monsanto is about to sue an entire country

From THE SUM OF US email: What happens when small farmers in Guatemala save seeds from one year to the next, as they have for centuries? They get up to four years in prison. That’s according to the “Monsanto Law,” … Continue reading

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Northeast at the ongoing Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre 2014 in Turin, Italy

A delegation from the Northeast at the ongoing Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre 2014 in Turin, Italy. The Slow Food Movement or the International Terra Madre (Terra Madre is Italian for Mother Earth) is a movement with individuals and … Continue reading

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110 countries participate in Intl Slow Food Movement

“Food is not a commodity. It is a living thing and we have to learn to respect food and especially those who produce it”, said Carlo Pettrini, father of the Slow Food Movement, to a rousing applause from the nearly five thousand strong audience gathered at the Pala Alpitour (Polaisozaki), Continue reading

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Community Garden Harvest – The Last Distribution

The Community Garden Initiative completed its first phase on the 21st of October with the delivery of the last harvest to the families living in Punjabi Line, Lum Sohra. The families were selected to be the recipients of the Community … Continue reading

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Moving Forward – The Kids Kitchen

The 6th class started with a brief introduction to the dishes the boys were going to be cooking that day – Ja-ut (a local herb with a distinctly fresh aroma) mashed potatoes, potato chops, smoked pork veggie stew and flavoured dry fried beans. Continue reading

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