WISE Foods on Kenya’s coastal small plots—vegetables, fruits, traditional fats

Our WISE acronym—whole, informed, sustainable, experienced—applies also to coastal travel; in these few months in Kenya, I’m reporting on the availability of vegetables, fruits, and traditional fats. The coconut water, coconut cream, and rice are heated over a coral frame fire with small pieces of wood. The rather large amount of coconut rice (shown right)…

WISE Foods in Kenya—vegetables, but who eats them?

Six weeks in Kenya has been, literally, fruitful. Many vegetables are grown around Nairobi ..and in a small duka there… and points around Nairobi due to the less humid environments and greater availability of water. A case in point is Sakuma Wiki, pictured in the top back row, and below. A popular vegetable—for it’s taste…

FoodWISE and convivial eating

Gigi Berardi reads My FoodWISE, the fifth component is “convivial eating”—although not during COVID! In the video, she explains a little about these delicious Kenyan dishes! Sign up here for recipes and book giveaways: https://gigiberardi.com/ Image: Beautiful tomato coconut curry

FoodWISE, doing the right thing

Gigi Berardi concludes Part 1 of FoodWISE and asks about ways forward in trying to match health care resources with COVID case increases. Doing the right thing extends to many management decisions, as discussed in this article, in the case of Kenya, discussed in a class Gigi currently teaches, International Business and Food Sustainability.