Seeds (magical little packages!) & The Curious Queue #9

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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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