A friend of mine turned me on to a food timeline (Thanks Seth) researched and compiled by Lynne Olver.
I thought I'd look up the origins of the food I'm planning to grow this year and come up with my own garden timeline:
7000 BC. The oldest food crop I am growing is beans.
6000 BC. broccoli
5500 BC. lettuce
5000 BC. cucumbers and squash, potatoes
3000 BC. peas, carrots, onions, and garlic
2700 BC. rhubarb
2400 BC. canteloupe
900 BC. tomatoes and tomatillos
850 BC. celery
300 BC. beets
1st century. strawberries and raspberries
7th century. spinach
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