by Jennifer Muck-Dietrich | Apr 10, 2020 | Spring
“Velocius quam asparagi conquantur!” Shouted by Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus to his troops, it translates to “faster than cooking asparagus”—essentially, “get moving already!” Augustus loved asparagus so much he organized an elite military unit called...
by Jennifer Muck-Dietrich | Jul 10, 2018 | Summer
The Potato part 1 The Potato Part 1 “The biological and cultural consequences of 1492” How does that saying go… “In the year of 1492; Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and...
by Jennifer Muck-Dietrich | Apr 10, 2018 | Spring
The Stinking Rose As a relative of the onion, shallot, leek and chive, garlic is the oldest known cultivated crop. Garlic is believed to be derived from central Asian or Southwestern Siberia. Why it’s called The Stinking Rose is up for debate as it is more...
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