ReSEED Workshop: an exercise of transdisciplinarity
How to rescue seed´s heritage? An essential question for ReSEED Project guided its first workshop that took place on May 23, 2019, at the Museum of Natural History and Science of the University of Lisbon. The event is part of the process called “construction of...
Local varieties of cultivated seeds: a path to the food future?
Challenges related to agrobiodiversity have become even more relevant in the last decades, with a growing recognition of the local varieties of cultivated seeds. More than inheritances associated with local culinary and ethnographic heritage, several studies highlight...
“Against the Grain”: discussing James C. Scott´s book
Agriculture depends on the relationship between cultivated seeds, environment and human action. How has this articulation been carried out historically? This is an important question for ReSEED project. Books that cover this topic are useful for the research, such as...
Iberian ERC-funded projects together in Braga
From natural to social sciences and humanities, from research regarding magnetized plasmas or parasites in the adipose tissue to trans-genre writing. Reseed team had the opportunity to learn from different experiences when participating in the ERC Summit 2019 on April...
Food Talk – Healthy eating: current longings in historical perspective
Books of healthy eating have circulated among the elites since the 16th century. They promoted what were considered good eating practices and also provided information on what could be possible to be consumed at that time. The books were focused on diets for men. ...
The dimension of Citizen Science in ReSEED project
Citizen Science was the topic discussed in the monthly Responsible Research & Innovation Seminar that took place on March 20, 2019, in the Institute of Social Sciences (ICS) - University of Lisbon (Instituto de Ciências Sociais – Universidade de Lisboa). The...
Contributions from the Environment, Territory and Society research group
ReSEED was one of the main topics of debate at the Environment, Territory and Society research group's meeting on February 14, 2019. After a presentation led by Principal Investigator Dulce Freire, the project has received important contributions from the research...
ReSEED in the round-table “Food: the human diet”
ReSEED had an excellent opportunity for exchanging experiences and learning from local perspectives in the round-table and science café “Food: the human diet”. It took place on January 18, 2019, at the Biodiversity Research Centre from the University of Agricultural...
“The seeds that changed the way we eat”: ReSEED in Público newspaper
ReSEED is on the cover of the Portuguese national newspaper Público on November 26, 2018. The story has the title As sementes que mudaram a forma como comemos (The seeds that changed the way we eat) and highlights the objectives, sources and main contributions of the...