Romaine, the oldest lettuce…
Happy birthday, Charles
Let us not forget, that before The Origin and natural selection there was artificial selection; in other words, plant and animal breeding, mostly in the service of agriculture.
So, Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin. There’s a whole lot of stuff going on today, which has quite a history.
One more substantive link will do, to the Biodiversity Heritage Library‘s entry for today.
Oh no! Waylaid by Wikipedia I discover that today is also the anniversary of the Battle of the Herrings, which took place in 1429. Fishy, huh?
Yet more potato salad
And part 38. “La papa es peruana.” Chileans unavailable for comment.
More on Columbian Exchange
Columbus not responsible for lice.
New book on globalization
Vermeer’s Hat illuminates the birth of global trade, with agricultural products to the fore. Need to read.