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Our blog is all about ecogastronomy! Have you ever wondered how the food we eat and the wine we drink are related to the health of the soil they come from? Well, you're about to find out!

Ecogastronomy is all about understanding how our choices impact the environment and our own well-being.

What is “real” Camembert?

Real Camembert cheese is known as “Camembert de Normandie“. Indeed, only cheese made in a narrowly prescribed fashion within a [...]
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Ecogastronomy Research Group

I and my students use quantitative analyses of food and wine production systems to reveal linkages between ecological and social sustainability, “quality”, and the primacy of place … “Ecogastronomy”

Dr. John Volpe

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