Pick one of three topics to write about and share your stories with the rest of the TIG community! You can submit 1 picture and post it along with your writing.

Have You Ever Tried ___?
In your blog, tell us of a particular food or dish that is native to your country, or a traditional treat in your family.

Food and Me
Use the photo space allocated to share some of your favorite foods, or your relationship with food – past and present.

My Food Politics
What I think about when I reflect on the production, preparation, distribution and consumption of food.

When I was 10 years old, during my visit to New York, I was really impressed by the fast food culture in Manhattan . . .

I can say food and me don't really get along most of the time. I tend to ignore food in terms of getting it into my . . .

There is something about the Caribbean that keeps scores of people coming back and loving the Caribbean more . . .

I am a medical doctor in India, the country which has been producing the
maximum amount of food grain in . . .

Flavours of the World

Featured Recipes

June 12, 2005
Fight Hunger: Walk the world
http://www.fighthunger.org/
Take a step to end child hunger by walking the world with us on 12 June 2005 . In 24 hours and in 24 time-zones, join us to raise the funds and awareness we need to end child hunger.

June 7, 2005
National Hunger Awareness Day
The grassroots movement to raise awareness about the solvable problem of hunger in the United States.

June 17, 2005
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
United Nations
http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/menu.php

June 22-24, 2005
World Food Business Summit
Budapest, Hungary
A conference for top management, CEOs, and influential executives (retailers, suppliers, senior sales and marketing).

August 21-27, 2005
World Water Week
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/index.asp
Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute this is an annual global meeting of the world's diverse water community. The conference includes the Stockholm Water Symposium, panel debates, seminars and prize ceremonies honouring excellence in the water field.

September 20-23, 2005
3rd International Conference "World Food 2005"
Expocenter Krasnaya Presnya, Moscow
http://www.world-food.ru/about/index_e.asp
The World Food Conference is held alongside the biggest and best food exhibition in Russia — World Food Moscow (WFM) — which makes it different from any other conference in this industry. It has the advantage of attracting all those who exhibit and visit the exhibition.

October 16, 2005
World Food Day
World Food Day celebrates its 25 th anniversary in 2005. This day was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of FAO's founding on 16 October 1945. This annual celebration, observed worldwide, also coincides with TeleFood - FAO's campaign to raise awareness of the world's hungry people and mobilize resources to help them.