For more than 900 years, people have been coating their fruits and vegetables to preserve them and make them more attractive. “In 16th-century England, people used a method called larding: […]
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Johnny Appleseed’s obituary in 1845
John Chapman, popularly known as Johnny Appleseed, died suddenly at the age of 70 on March 18, 1845 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His obituary in the Fort Wayne Sentinel newspaper: […]
How apples came to be sold on street corners during the Great Depression
Thousands of men spent thousands of hours on New York street corners during the Depression due to the efforts of a man named Joseph Sicker, chairman of the Unemployed Relief Committee […]
Political Ecology of Bananas: Contract Farming, Peasants, and Agrarian Change in the Eastern Caribbean
by Lawrence S. Grossman From the publisher: This study of banana contract farming in the Eastern Caribbean explores the forces that shape contract-farming enterprises everywhere–capital, the state, and the environment. Employing […]
Bananas: An American History
by Virginia Scott Jenkins Before 1880 most Americans had never seen a banana. By 1910 bananas were so common that streets were littered with their peels. Today Americans eat on […]
Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World
by Peter Chapman From the publisher: A sharp and lively account of the rise and fall of the United Fruit Company, arguably the most controversial global corporation ever—from the jungles of […]
Orange Empire: California and the Fruits of Eden
by Doug Sackman From the publisher: This innovative history of California opens up new vistas on the interrelationship among culture, nature, and society by focusing on the state’s signature export—the orange. […]
Lemon: A Global History
by Toby Sonneman From the publisher: You can squeeze it, zest it, slice it, juice it, pickle it, or even take a bite out of it as Sicilians do. Adding freshness and […]
Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States
by John Soluri From the publisher: Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, “banana republics,” and Banana Republic […]
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
by Dan Koeppel From the publisher: In the vein of Mark Kurlansky’s bestselling Salt and Cod, a gripping chronicle of the myth, mystery, and uncertain fate of the world’s most popular fruit. In this fascinating and […]