{"id":305,"date":"2007-12-13T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2007\/12\/13\/origins-of-food-crops\/"},"modified":"2007-12-13T13:41:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-13T18:41:00","slug":"origins-of-food-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2007\/12\/13\/origins-of-food-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Origins of Food Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almond = Asia<br \/>Apple = Europe\/Asia<br \/>Apricots = Asia<br \/>Arrowroot = South America<br \/>Artichoke = Europe<br \/>Asparagus = Asia<br \/>Avocado = South America<br \/>Bamboo = Asia<br \/>Banana = Southeast Asia<br \/>Barley = Middle East (?)<br \/>Basil = India<br \/>Beet = Europe\/Mediterranean<br \/>Bay = Mediterranean<br \/>Bitter melon = Africa\/Asia\/Australia<br \/>Black-eyed pea = North Africa\/South Asia (?)<br \/>Black pepper = Tropical India<br \/>Blackberry = North America<br \/>Blueberry = North America\/Europe<br \/>Brazil nut = South America<br \/>Breadfruit = Asia<br \/>Broccoli = Europe<br \/>Brussels sprouts = Europe<br \/>Buckwheat = Western China<br \/>Cabbage = Europe<br \/>Cacoa\/cocoa = Mexico<br \/>Cannabis = Central Asia<br \/>Canna = South America<br \/>Capers = Mediterranean<br \/>Carambola (star fruit) = Asia<br \/>Carrot = Europe<br \/>Cashew = South America<br \/>Cauliflower = Europe<br \/>Celery = Mediterranean (?)<br \/>Cherry = Eurasia<br \/>Chestnut = North America<br \/>Chickpea\/garbanzo bean = Southeast Turkey\/Middle East<br \/>Chicory = Asia<br \/>Chili pepper = South American tropics<br \/>Chive = North America\/Asia<br \/>Cilantro\/coriander = Europe\/Asia<br \/>Cinnamon = South Asian tropics<br \/>Clove = Indonesia<br \/>Coconut = Asia<br \/>Coffee = Ethiopia<br \/>Cola nut = West Africa<br \/>Collard = Europe<br \/>Corn = Mexico<br \/>Cranberry = Asia<br \/>Cucumber = Africa\/Asia<br \/>Currant = Europe\/Asia<br \/>Custard apple = South America<br \/>Date = Africa\/Asia<br \/>Date palm = Asia<br \/>Eggplant = Africa\/Asia<br \/>Endive = Asia<br \/>Fig = Europe<br \/>Garlic = Asia<br \/>Ginger = Southern China<br \/>Gooseberry = Europe<br \/>Grapefruit = Asia or West Indies<br \/>Grapes = Europe\/North America<br \/>Sweet pea = Southwest Asia (?)<br \/>Guava = South America<br \/>Hazelnut = Europe<br \/>Hops = Near East<br \/>Jackfruit = Asia<br \/>Kale = Europe<br \/>Kiwi = Asia<br \/>Kohlrabi = Europe<br \/>Leek = Mediterranean and Middle East<br \/>Lemon = Asia<br \/>Lettuce = Western Asia<br \/>Lime = Asia<br \/>Loganberry = North America<br \/>Loquat = Asia<br \/>Macadamia nut = Africa\/Australia<br \/>Mango = Asia<br \/>Manioc = South America<br \/>Maple sugar = North America<br \/>Marjoram = North Africa\/Asia<br \/>Melon = Africa\/Asia<br \/>Millet = East\/Central Africa<br \/>Mint = Europe<br \/>Mustard = Mediterranean\/Southwest Asia<br \/>Nutmeg = Malaysia<br \/>Oats = Near East<br \/>Oil Palm = West Africa<br \/>Okra = Asia<br \/>Olive = Europe\/Middle East<br \/>Onion = Asia<br \/>Orange = Southeast Asia<br \/>Oregano = Eurasia<br \/>Papaya = South America<br \/>Paprika = South American tropics<br \/>Parsley = Eurasia<br \/>Parsnip = Eurasia<br \/>Passion fruit = South American tropics<br \/>Peach = Asia<br \/>Peanut = Brazil<br \/>Pear = Western Europe<br \/>Pecan = North America<br \/>Pineapple = South America<br \/>Pistachio = Mediterranean<br \/>Pomegranate = Asia<br \/>Potato = South America<br \/>Pummelo = Asia<br \/>Quinoa = South America<br \/>Radish = Europe\/Asia<br \/>Raspberry = North America<br \/>Rhubarb = Asia<br \/>Rice = India\/Southeast Asia<br \/>Rosemary = Mediterranean<br \/>Sapadilla = South America<br \/>Sesame = Africa, Asia<br \/>Sorghum = Africa<br \/>Soybean = Northeast China<br \/>Spinach = Asia<br \/>Squash = North America\/South America<br \/>Strawberry = North America<br \/>Sunflower = North America\/South America<br \/>Sweet pepper = South America<br \/>Sweet potato = South America<br \/>Swiss chard = Europe\/Asia<br \/>Tamarind = India\/Tropical rainforest<br \/>Tea = India\/China<br \/>Tef = Ethiopia<br \/>Thyme = Mediterranean<br \/>Tomato = South America<br \/>Turnip = Asia<br \/>Vanilla = Mexico<br \/>Walnut = North America\/Asia<br \/>Watermelon = Africa\/Asia<br \/>Wheat = Near East<br \/>Wild rice = North America<br \/>Yam = Asia<br \/>Yantia = South America<br \/>Zucchini = North America\/South America<\/p>\n<p>I use these in class to illustrate how &#8220;tradition&#8221; is constructed&#8211;for instance, tomatoes are now seen as the essence of traditional Italian cooking, and yet they are native to South America and only made it to Italy a few hundred years ago, and coffee is native to Ethiopia but the country most associated with it today is Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also useful for talking about globalization and showing that it&#8217;s been going on longer than the last 100 years or so&#8211;movement of crops within and between hemispheres has been going on for thousands of years.<\/p>\n<p>These are from L.H Bailey, Ethel Zoe Bailey, and the Staff of Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortotorium. 1997. <em>Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada<\/em>. New York: Barnes &amp; Noble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almond = AsiaApple = Europe\/AsiaApricots = AsiaArrowroot = South AmericaArtichoke = EuropeAsparagus = AsiaAvocado = South AmericaBamboo = AsiaBanana = Southeast AsiaBarley = Middle East (?)Basil = IndiaBeet = Europe\/MediterraneanBay = MediterraneanBitter melon = Africa\/Asia\/AustraliaBlack-eyed pea = North Africa\/South Asia (?)Black pepper = Tropical IndiaBlackberry = North AmericaBlueberry = North America\/EuropeBrazil nut = South AmericaBreadfruit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2124,253,260],"class_list":["post-305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-foodagriculture","tag-history","tag-international-comparisons"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}