People have been growing the same crops for thousands of years, but as time has progressed we've slowly domesticated them to be tasty, easy to grow, and produce high yields.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHEDJune 20, 2017
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People have been growing the same crops for thousands of years, but as time has progressed we've slowly domesticated them to be tasty, easy to grow, and produce high yields.
Written by Stephen Potvin
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