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There are 14 posts tagged history (this is page 2 of 3).

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The original global food system The British Empire outsourced its food supply in a big way

Diet for a Large Planet shows how the world is still living with free trade policies from the 19th century

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in Podcasts | June 7, 2021 | 2 Webmentions | Comment

Still ticking The population bomb has not been defused

These days, population is barely considered as a factor in food security. That doesn’t mean the problem is solved.

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in Podcasts | February 15, 2021 | 5 Webmentions | Comment

Oh, poop “If you eat, you’re gonna excrete”

Is our excrement simply a waste product, to be dumped out of sight and out of mind? Or is it a valuable resource that we squander at our peril?

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in Podcasts | December 14, 2020 | 7 Webmentions | 1 Comment

How the Brits became a nation of tea drinkers Coffee leaf rust in Ceylon had very little to do with it

Persuading people to drink tea from the subcontinent more or less created the modern propaganda machine

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in Podcasts | November 30, 2020 | 19 Webmentions | Comment

A Chinese chilli mystery

You may be wondering, if you care about these things as I do, why there is a chilli species called Capsicum chinense.

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in Extra Matter | September 17, 2020 | 2 Webmentions | Comment

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