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At the heart of this conversation with Andrea Rasca , he shares his unique perspective on the future of food and the driving forces behind MoM's mission. He cuts through the noise and gets straight to the point about how we can make real change. We often hear the phrase 'lifelong passion’, but passions are rarely born in a vacuum. Walk me through the formative moments that sparked your interest in food. Was it a particular person, a place, a meal? You're right, passions ra

Issue Vol. 2 — Urban Food Systems and the Loss of Connection 1. Food as a Commodity — and the Loss of Human Connection Food should be treated as a human right: something everyone should access with dignity. But in many modern societies, it is treated more like a commodity - something to buy instead of something to be shared. Knowledge about food was once passed down through everyday life — from grandparents, neighbours, and local communities. People learned how to cook seaso

The urban orchard is slowly returning to cities as social infrastructure, not ornament. These trees are here to feed people, cool the streets, and bring care back into urban life. That’s what MoM is about: nourishing people, place and soil. Not as an afterthought at the edges of the city, but right at its heart. Fruit trees are not a new idea. They once sat at the edges of farms and villages, doing humble, productive work. Then came the tidy lawn, and cities began treating tr

LOST IN TRANSLATION: LIFE OF A JAPANESE GIRL IN ITALY The world of bacteria is, in some ways, remarkably simple. Microorganisms, much like us, ‘eat’: they consume sugar and convert it into the energy they need to move and survive. We, in turn, consume the by-products of that metabolism. Since moving to Italy, I’ve become far more aware of this microbial world than ever before. Lactic acid bacteria feed on the lactose found in milk and produce lactic acid. Their speciality is

A seed is never just a seed. It’s a tiny capsule of history, carrying the tastes, migrations, and care of generations. Seeds from just a handful of grass families - wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, and millets - now supply most of the world’s calories. Not by chance, but by policy, scale, and a steady push towards uniformity. That archive is thinning. Over the past century, around 75% of crop diversity has disappeared. Ecologists measure yield; economists, cost. But what slowly s

The book follows a Dakota woman as she reconnects with her family’s history, land, and inherited seed traditions. It is a novel about memory, displacement, and quiet politics or keeping seeds alive across generations.

This book is a wake-up call. Mark Schapiro uses vivid, unforgettable stories to show how seeds sit on the frontlines of our epic battle for healthy food. It is a story of power, policy, and the people fighting to keep food systems free.

LOST IN TRANSLATION: LIFE OF A JAPANESE GIRL IN ITALY Bologna, the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region. It is known as 'La Grassa' (the fat city) because of its abundance of rich, high-calorie food, 'La Dotta' (the learned city) because it is home to the oldest university in the Western world, and 'La Rossa' (the red city) because the entire city is unified by the terracotta red of its buildings. The streets lined with porticoes and the sight of trams running through the ce

This book explores water. Water is highly familiar, but it remains a deep scientific mystery. It refuses to obey the standard rules of liquids. The narrative traces water from the Big Bang to the formation of Earth's oceans. It explains why ice floats and why water is essential to life. The text covers its history, folklore, and cutting-edge physics.