Every spring, Americans spend $45 billion on lawn and garden care. A big chunk of that money goes toward one goal: killing weeds.
Roundup, a proven carcinogen. Weed-and-feed. Pre-emergent herbicides. Hours on your knees pulling anything that wasn't planted on purpose. And the whole time, you're destroying plants that medieval families depended on to survive.
Discover the surprising history of common backyard plants once vital for survival. Explore how these forgotten resources offered essential nutrition and medicine long before modern agriculture.
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