Seeds (magical little packages!) & The Curious Queue #9
Episode description
Episode Intro
This week we are talking about seeds. Not just the ones that get caught in your teeth after eating berries, or those you spit out while noshing on a wedge of watermelon, ALL seeds. What they are, how they disperse, the special vault of world seeds, and more. I hope as you sow seeds into your local pea patch or garden that you look at those little bits with a tad more reverence after the episode.
Let’s get into it.
Show Sources and Further Reading
How did the first seeds come to be? From, The Conversation's Curious Kids
How Do Seeds Disperse? Answer from NYBG Mertz Library Reference
The Crop Trust's recipe for vegan lentil and hemp seed meatballs in curry
The Crop Trust's recipe for Sunchoke Soup!
The Oldest Viable Seed, Wikipedia
Quest to find ancient seeds and bring them to life before they are lost to history, Ancient Origins
Romans Kept Poisonous Narcotic Seeds Concealed in Bone, LIVE Science
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