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Maybe you heard about the oldest crumbs of burnt toast in the world. But have you stopped to wonder how the archaeologists found those crumbs?

It’s a trick scouts and survivalists know: you don’t need a heat-proof container to boil water.

Gathering enough wheat to eat probably wasn’t all that difficult.

It’s magic, I know. First a pretty ordinary grass becomes the main source of sustenance for most of the people alive on Earth. Then they learn how to turn the seeds of that grass into the food of the gods.

Soy milk marketing sillies, USA deceived and dethroned, protective taint, anything but rice, maize trade pictured.

Technological fixes for food, biodiverse spices, Med diet, lobster man boiled alive, potato book reviewed, farm worker suicides

Hot sauce, fermented foods, ancient olive oil and antibiotics. I sourced them just for you.

Why would a big drinks giant buy a craft brewer? Maybe not for the obvious reasons. Or maybe not only for the obvious reasons.

If grocery stores are promoting sugary beverages to SNAP recipients, maybe the answer is to restrict what SNAP benefits can buy, rather than blame people for their choices.

Bumper haul, with evidence on gluten sensitivity and on diet and cancer. Fun stuff too from Recursive Recipies, which leads to techniques for seed growing and seed smuggling.