garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 8 months agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down18
arrow-up1340arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 8 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-28 months agoDo you grow cassava and taro? People who grow up steeped in tradition can take a little extra convincing to incorporate new things into their lives.
Do you grow cassava and taro?
People who grow up steeped in tradition can take a little extra convincing to incorporate new things into their lives.