The ABCs of Homesteading: ‘S’ is for Seed, Storage, and Spice

Reader Contribution by Tasha Greer
Published on September 23, 2019
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On the scale of human history, our evolution from foraging to farming to the global economy of today is incredibly short. In about 14,000 years (+/-), we’ve gone from having minimally cultivated forest gardens to growing soybeans in the US to feed pigs in China.

Setting aside the absurdity of transporting beans over 7000 miles and the complications of the current trade war, it’s quite a monumental leap from our first primitive gardens to our current food supply systems. What’s more incredible is that the three S words listed in the title of this article – seeds, storage (as in food storage), and spice – are at the heart of that history.

Seeds, Storage, and Spices

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