Farming began in the 4th millennium BCE in the hill country of southeastern Turkey, western Iran, and...
Agriculture
Higher global temperatures and more extreme weather events will reduce the reliability of food production. Introduction In...
We have to learn how we can adapt the food supply system at a global and regional...
Famine was commonplace and social hierarchies were often brutally enforced. Introduction Medieval cuisine includes foods, eating habits, and...
The birth of agriculture was a pivotal moment in human history. Introduction The ancient Near East, and the...
The Egyptians took advantage of the natural cyclical flooding pattern of the Nile. Introduction The civilization of ancient...
The great majority of the people ruled by Rome were engaged in agriculture. Introduction Roman agriculture describes the...
Millets can be the wonder crop providing food, nutrition and livelihood security. Introduction “There is a marked...
Coffee could be headed for trouble. Introduction So great a Universitie, I think there ne’er was any;In...
As sugar production spread across the Caribbean, it fueled massive growth in African slavery. Introduction The first...
The Portuguese ultimately took control of worldwide sugar production in the 15th century. Introduction From a humble...
Three events set the stage—and would influence agriculture for centuries—in Europe. Introduction Agriculture in the Middle Ages describes...
Farmers markets aren’t just for yuppies – they are increasingly serving customers at all social and economic...
Without imported food, Athens would have starved. The 630,000 acres of land in Attica, the region in...
The birth of agriculture was a pivotal moment in human history that allowed the earliest civilizations to...
Texans can buy 12th Man Coffee in select retailers beginning in June. By Kerry HallidayMarketing Strategy CoordinatorTexas...
Agriculture was the foundation of the Ancient Greek economy. Nearly 80% of the population was involved in this activity.[1] Curated/Reviewed...
Throughout the wartime years, the need for workers in agriculture, as well as in manufacturing and the...
How 2,000-year-old date palm seeds were brought back to life, with recipes to make at home. By...
Tobacco, and the economic system of mercantilism, factored into the grievances of the colonists leading to the...
Tobacco, along with the “three sisters” (beans, maize, and squash), was among the most significant crops cultivated...
The fields cover the remains of hundreds of stone age farms. By Jenny SnookHistorian Overview The Ceide...
For 45 years, David Hanks has photographed feed mills in every season and mood. By David HanksPhotographer...
The Grange was an agricultural brotherhood that sought to foster mutual self-reliance free from monopolies. Perhaps you’ve...
Rationed foods were categorized as either needing red or blue points. Introduction The events on December 7,...
By Tom MorainHistorian Introduction Farmers struggled with low prices all through the 1920s, but after 1929 things...
Migrants found both opportunity and hardship in modernizing California. Introduction In the half-century between the Civil War...
Tobacco was first discovered by the native people of Mesoamerica and South America and later introduced to...
He was refined, very famous, and eccentric. Near the dawn of the twentieth century, a young Englishwoman...
Residents in a rural Puerto Rican community are reviving a historic botanical garden to serve as an...