Medieval gardens grew over 100 different vegetables. Your grocery store carries about 30. And most of those 30 are the same plant bred into different shapes. Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage are all the same species, wearing a different costume.
Seven vegetables that fed Europe for centuries have been quietly pushed out of seed catalogues, removed from commercial farming, and in some cases made illegal to sell as food. Not because they failed. Because they couldn't be shipped, stored, or mass-produced fast enough to make corporations money.
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