Svalbard Global Seed Vault, 2013
Topics on the Page
Overview of the Seed Bank
Famines in History
History of Agriculture
- October 16 is World Food Day
Foods and Their Origins
- Native American Food Contributions
- Three Sisters Agriculture
- Foods Indigenous to the Western Hemisphere
Agricultural Work, Spain circa 1200
CROSS-LINK: Hunter-Gatherer Societies of the Paleolithic Age
CROSS-LINK: The Dust Bowl
Global Food Histories
There are more than 50,000 edible plants in the world today,
but just 15 of them provide 90 percent of the world's food energy intake.
10 Fruits, Nuts, and Vegetables You Did Not Know Were Human-Made
Overview of the Seed Bank
Seed Storage Box
Inside the Global Seed Vault, Where the History and Future of Agriculture Is Stored. from NPR Fresh Air with Terry Gross (July 24, 2017)
Saving Seeds in Doomsday Vault, Vimeo, from 60 Minutes, March 20, 2008
Sowing for Apocalypse, The New Yorker, April 27, 2007
Global Seed Vault: Photo Essay, Time, 2008
The Gloomy Arctic Seed Bank That's Key to Future Crops from BBC News, January 12, 2016
Svalbard Global Seed Bank: Interactive Visit from CropTrust.org
Syria War Forces First Withdrawal from Svalbard Global Seed Vault, NBC News, September 25, 2015
Videos on the Svalbard Seed Bank:
Inside the Svalbard Seed Vault
Exploring the Arctic's Global Seed Vault
See inside the 'Doomsday' seed vault
What's the Doomsday Seed Vault Really For?
Famines in History
Distribution of rice during time of famine, China, 1945
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Immigration Before the Civil War and the Irish Potato Famine
The Potato Famine and Irish Immigration to America (reading activity and questions)
Ten Worst Famines of the 20th Century
China's Great Famine: The True Story
Book Review: Famine: A Short History, Cormac O'Grada (2009).
- The author argues that famines are the results of human actions or inactions more than natural disasters.
Food Security Game, Peace Corps
History of Agriculture
Agriculture & the Environment: An Historical Perspective, from a course from the University of Reading
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| Date of First McDonalds Restaurant by Continent |
Native American Food Contributions to the World
Potatoes, beans, corn, peanuts, pumpkins, tomatoes, squash, peppers, nuts, melons, and sunflower seeds
2009 Native American $1 Coin honoring Three Sisters Agriculture
Meet the Three Sisters Who Sustain Native America
Three Sisters . . .and the Fourth Sister No One Really Talks About
- Bean
- Corn
- Squash
- Sunflower
Foods and Their Origins
Our entire food system is completely global:
More than two-thirds of the crops that underpin national diets originally came from somewhere else — often far away.
Interactive Map for Selected Major Agricultural Corps
Foods Indigenous to the Western Hemisphere
10 Foods Native to the Americas
CORN: Rethinking the Corny History of Maize
RICE: Rice Growing and Origin
PEANUTS: History of Peanuts and Peanut Butter
VANILLA: History of Vanilla
POTATOES/TOMATOES: Origins of Species of Corn, Potatoes, Tomatoes and Some Other Interesting History
BANANAS: The Surprising History of the Banana
APPLES: All About Apples: Some History, a Recipe, and Recommendations
WHEAT: Wheat Domestication--The History and Origins of Floury Grains
SUNFLOWER: How the Russians Saved America's Sunflower
COFFEE: The History of Coffee
COCOA: History of Cocoa and Chocolate
SQUASH: Foods Indigenous to the Western Hemisphere
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