Karen Coates is an independent journalist who covers food, environment, health and social issues for publications around the world. She and her husband, photojournalist Jerry Redfern, have done much of their work in developing societies across Southeast Asia, where they lived for many years. Karen is a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, where she is creating a global forum on the future of food. See more of her work at www.karencoates.com; and on her food blog, Rambling Spoon, http://ramblingspoon.com/blog.
