MAD and the Future of Hope: Oyster Mushrooms

MAD and the Future of Hope: Oyster Mushrooms

Chido Govera came to MAD 2 in 2012 to tell her story of how she became a farmer and activist in her home country, Zimbabwe. MAD has been collaborating with Chido and her growing Future of Hope Foundation in Harare to turn ideas into empowerment for women, girls, and...
MAD and the Future of Hope

MAD and the Future of Hope

Chido Govera is changing the way we think about food, empowerment, and collaboration.   Almost four years ago Zimbabwean campaigner, educator, activist, and farmer Chido Govera came to Copenhagen to speak at MAD 2: “What Gives me the Appetite to be the Person...
My Tuna Melt-Down

My Tuna Melt-Down

Roderick Sloan is a Scottish chef and diver living in the village of Nordskott on the coast of northern Norway. He supplies restaurants in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe with sea urchins. He is very passionate about his work and has a great interest in...
A War Zone Cuisine

A War Zone Cuisine

In 2013, Lucky Peach helped organize our MAD symposium under the theme of “GUTS”. The topics discussed during that two-day event—and later published in a Lucky Peach booklet called GUTS are still as relevant as ever. Every Wednesday until the GUTS run out, we’ll be...
The Carbon Footprint of Eating Out

The Carbon Footprint of Eating Out

In 2013, Lucky Peach helped organize our MAD symposium under the theme of “GUTS”. The topics discussed during that two-day event—and later published in a Lucky Peach booklet called GUTS are still as relevant as ever. Every Wednesday until the GUTS run out, we’ll be...

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