Follow Your Food Corn, rice, and wheat constitute 51% of the calories humans consume. However, many other heritage crops are important local staples or more highly identified with a culture. Modern agriculture is also starting to recognize the nutritional value or hardiness of many of these crops. This event recognizes these less mainstream crops. Stephen Xootfly will present on 3 upcoming heritage crops: tef, cassava, […]

Image credits to the "David Rumsey Map Collection Center," from Stanford Libraries in Second Life. David Rumsey donated his entire physical map collection to Stanford University, where it is housed […]

The basic tenet of biology is reproduction to continue the species. Evolution and genetics has programmed every species' to follow behaviors to ensure the next generation. This genetic programming influences […]