The French Revolution: Vive les produits!
We've heard about the storming of the Bastille, the countless heads that rolled off the guillotine, and Marie Antoinette's famous "Let them eat cake!" but what role did food and produce play during th...
7 Touko 202454min
Civilizations Lost to Crop Failures (Livestream)
In this LIVE-STREAM playback on the History of Fresh Produce we are looking into Civilizations Lost to Crop Failures. Are you ready to understand how crops can completely fail and recover and/ or neve...
30 Huhti 20241h 2min
The History of Blueberries
25,000 years ago as glaciers tore their way through North America, they left behind a unique mix of soil that only a few plants would thrive in. One of those first plants to adapt in this new terrain ...
23 Huhti 202435min
Club Teasing, Solar Eclipses, and a Pineapple-less Hawaii
What could a History of Fresh Produce Club look like? What role did farming and produce have in solar eclipses throughout history? Who would've annexed Hawai'i if the US hadn't? Would pineapples still...
16 Huhti 202441min
Titanic: Produce on the "Unsinkable Ship"
On the evening of April 14, 1912, passengers aboard the RMS Titanic sat down for what was to be their final meal on the 'unsinkable ship'. At 11:40pm, the Titanic scraped an iceberg and within hours s...
9 Huhti 20241h 7min
Uncovering St. Patrick's Day Produce (Livestream)
In this LIVE-STREAM, John and Patrick are back the day after St. Patrick's Day and no they are not hungover! That is right you guessed it we are uncovering St. Patrick's produce? Yes, we are going to ...
2 Huhti 202459min
"Veggie Loving" Vikings
Recognized today for their long ships, horned helmets, raiding and pillaging, the Vikings have a frightening reputation. But how much of what we see in movies is true? Were the Vikings truly meat-lovi...
26 Maalis 202439min
The Sicilian Mafia's Sour Origins
From Al Capone to Tony Soprano, real life and fictional mafiosi have captured the public imagination for decades. Portrayed as thuggish, Italian American gangsters valuing “the family” above all else,...
12 Maalis 202443min
