Was the Agricultural Revolution a Terrible Mistake? Not If You Take Food Processing Into Account
The agriculture-as disaster theory rests, at least in part, on ignoring the work involved importance of processing and cooking food
Read moreIn Memoriam Sidney Mintz
It is no surprise that when the anthropologist Sidney Mintz died on December 26th, obituaries flooded the media. I particularly liked this essay by a former graduate student, Sarah Hill.…
Read moreFalling from Grace: Dried Fruits and Nuts (Frutos Secos)
Funny the difference words can make to food. When I learned Spanish, I learned that the term frutos secos, dried fruits, included nuts as well as what the English called…
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