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About Christiane Heisse

Christiane Heisse is a PhD student in development economics at SOAS and a visiting researcher at the LMU Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, interested in the political economy of ecological transition. Aside from her research work, she gives fermentation and pickling workshops in her native Munich.

Food • 09.12.2024

Power to the microbes: Reclaiming traditional foods for a degrowth food future

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By: Christiane Heisse , Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova

Crusty Bread, creamy cheese, bubbly kimchi or refreshing tepache – all cultures have fermented foods and beverages with their own traditions, language, and cultural heritage surrounding them. Fermentation, in this sense, is a living food culture that taps into ancient skills and traditional knowledge. But this knowledge is under attack. As capitalism continues its onslaught on rural, indigenous...