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Role in the University
Leading curriculum development for sustainable food studies at Tir Glas.
Background
With many years鈥 experience in the charity sector prior to joining the University, I am heavily involved in civil society efforts around food in Wales. I currently chair Bwyd Sir G芒r Food Partnership, regularly broadcast and write on food matters on national media and am a member of the Welsh heritage apples working group. My new book, Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape, takes a broad view of the necessary precondition for good food 鈥 a living landscape.
Research Interests
- Welsh food history;
- Vernacular food cultures in Western Europe;
- Apple cultivation and culture in the British Isles;
- Sustainable agriculture;
- History of the Welsh landscape.
Publications
- Apples of Wales (2018)
- Afalau Cymru (2018)
- Welsh Food Stories (2022) 鈥 鈥渂est food policy book in 2022鈥 [BBC Radio 4 Food Programme]
- Tir: The Tale of the Welsh Landscape (in progress)
- Y Cymry a鈥檜 bwyd: Thema yn hanes ein Ll锚n, Y Traethodydd, Hydref 2022
- Ysbryd Morgan a鈥檙 Meddwl Cymraeg, Y Traethodydd, Gorffennaf 2021
- Beth yw Collapse yn Gymraeg? O鈥檙 Pedwar Gwynt, Gaeaf 2021
- Pam na fu bwyd Cymru? O鈥檙 Pedwar Gwynt, Gwanwyn 2022
Additional Interests
Keynote speaker at:
- Wales Real Food and Farming Conference (2020)
- National Library of Wales annual talks (2022)
- Cymmrodorion Eisteddfod Lecture (2024)