The History of Fresh Produce
@historyofproduce.bsky.social
Podcast on fruits, veg and history. 🍋
An AGLife Media production with John Paap and Patrick Kelly
Listen here: https://linktr.ee/historyoffreshproduce
An AGLife Media production with John Paap and Patrick Kelly
Listen here: https://linktr.ee/historyoffreshproduce
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Tariffs might seem like dusty matters for economists, but their effects on fresh produce have been anything but dry.
John and Patrick trace the surprising - and at times surreal - impact of American trade policy on fruits and vegetables.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5lAD...
Tariffs might seem like dusty matters for economists, but their effects on fresh produce have been anything but dry.
John and Patrick trace the surprising - and at times surreal - impact of American trade policy on fruits and vegetables.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5lAD...
June 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Tariffs might seem like dusty matters for economists, but their effects on fresh produce have been anything but dry.
John and Patrick trace the surprising - and at times surreal - impact of American trade policy on fruits and vegetables.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5lAD...
Tariffs might seem like dusty matters for economists, but their effects on fresh produce have been anything but dry.
John and Patrick trace the surprising - and at times surreal - impact of American trade policy on fruits and vegetables.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5lAD...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
A new Pope has been chosen! And that got us thinking: have Popes of the past shaped the history of fruits and vegetables?
In this month’s livestream, John and Patrick explore the surprising connections between the Papacy and produce.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3ArB...
A new Pope has been chosen! And that got us thinking: have Popes of the past shaped the history of fruits and vegetables?
In this month’s livestream, John and Patrick explore the surprising connections between the Papacy and produce.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3ArB...
May 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
A new Pope has been chosen! And that got us thinking: have Popes of the past shaped the history of fruits and vegetables?
In this month’s livestream, John and Patrick explore the surprising connections between the Papacy and produce.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3ArB...
A new Pope has been chosen! And that got us thinking: have Popes of the past shaped the history of fruits and vegetables?
In this month’s livestream, John and Patrick explore the surprising connections between the Papacy and produce.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3ArB...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
From the windswept Caucasus Mountains to the decadent tables of Renaissance Europe, few fruits have lived a life as rich (or as risqué) as the cherry. In this episode, John and Patrick trace the cherry’s remarkable journey through time.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0zgm...
From the windswept Caucasus Mountains to the decadent tables of Renaissance Europe, few fruits have lived a life as rich (or as risqué) as the cherry. In this episode, John and Patrick trace the cherry’s remarkable journey through time.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0zgm...
May 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
From the windswept Caucasus Mountains to the decadent tables of Renaissance Europe, few fruits have lived a life as rich (or as risqué) as the cherry. In this episode, John and Patrick trace the cherry’s remarkable journey through time.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0zgm...
From the windswept Caucasus Mountains to the decadent tables of Renaissance Europe, few fruits have lived a life as rich (or as risqué) as the cherry. In this episode, John and Patrick trace the cherry’s remarkable journey through time.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0zgm...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the agricultural engine behind Carthage’s meteoric rise. A story of invention, ambition, and the fields that fed an empire on the brink of war with Rome.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3Rdb...
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the agricultural engine behind Carthage’s meteoric rise. A story of invention, ambition, and the fields that fed an empire on the brink of war with Rome.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3Rdb...
May 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the agricultural engine behind Carthage’s meteoric rise. A story of invention, ambition, and the fields that fed an empire on the brink of war with Rome.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3Rdb...
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the agricultural engine behind Carthage’s meteoric rise. A story of invention, ambition, and the fields that fed an empire on the brink of war with Rome.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/3Rdb...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the truth behind the 17th century Dutch tulip craze: from its exotic roots to its supposed ruinous end, and how one 19th-century Scottish journalist may have exaggerated the entire affair.
#history
tinyurl.com/hfptulip
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the truth behind the 17th century Dutch tulip craze: from its exotic roots to its supposed ruinous end, and how one 19th-century Scottish journalist may have exaggerated the entire affair.
#history
tinyurl.com/hfptulip
May 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the truth behind the 17th century Dutch tulip craze: from its exotic roots to its supposed ruinous end, and how one 19th-century Scottish journalist may have exaggerated the entire affair.
#history
tinyurl.com/hfptulip
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the truth behind the 17th century Dutch tulip craze: from its exotic roots to its supposed ruinous end, and how one 19th-century Scottish journalist may have exaggerated the entire affair.
#history
tinyurl.com/hfptulip
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick for the thrilling conclusion of Fortune’s audacious adventure, as they uncover the spiritual, imperial, and agricultural dimensions of one of history’s greatest botanical heists.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0yX7...
Join John and Patrick for the thrilling conclusion of Fortune’s audacious adventure, as they uncover the spiritual, imperial, and agricultural dimensions of one of history’s greatest botanical heists.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0yX7...
April 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick for the thrilling conclusion of Fortune’s audacious adventure, as they uncover the spiritual, imperial, and agricultural dimensions of one of history’s greatest botanical heists.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0yX7...
Join John and Patrick for the thrilling conclusion of Fortune’s audacious adventure, as they uncover the spiritual, imperial, and agricultural dimensions of one of history’s greatest botanical heists.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0yX7...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
With the East India Company desperate to grow its own tea in India, Robert Fortune is entrusted with a daring mission: to steal the secrets of tea production from deep within the China. This is part one of our 2-part series on the great tea heist!
#history
tinyurl.com/tea-part1
With the East India Company desperate to grow its own tea in India, Robert Fortune is entrusted with a daring mission: to steal the secrets of tea production from deep within the China. This is part one of our 2-part series on the great tea heist!
#history
tinyurl.com/tea-part1
April 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
With the East India Company desperate to grow its own tea in India, Robert Fortune is entrusted with a daring mission: to steal the secrets of tea production from deep within the China. This is part one of our 2-part series on the great tea heist!
#history
tinyurl.com/tea-part1
With the East India Company desperate to grow its own tea in India, Robert Fortune is entrusted with a daring mission: to steal the secrets of tea production from deep within the China. This is part one of our 2-part series on the great tea heist!
#history
tinyurl.com/tea-part1
Korea's love affair with chilies ❤️
April 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Korea's love affair with chilies ❤️
The chili pepper takes over China 🌶️
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The chili pepper takes over China 🌶️
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
In part two of their deep dive into the scorching history of chili peppers, John and Patrick trace the pepper’s path across India, China, and Korea, where it would come to define cuisines, ignite revolutions, and even ward off evil spirits.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/2oKh...
In part two of their deep dive into the scorching history of chili peppers, John and Patrick trace the pepper’s path across India, China, and Korea, where it would come to define cuisines, ignite revolutions, and even ward off evil spirits.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/2oKh...
April 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
In part two of their deep dive into the scorching history of chili peppers, John and Patrick trace the pepper’s path across India, China, and Korea, where it would come to define cuisines, ignite revolutions, and even ward off evil spirits.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/2oKh...
In part two of their deep dive into the scorching history of chili peppers, John and Patrick trace the pepper’s path across India, China, and Korea, where it would come to define cuisines, ignite revolutions, and even ward off evil spirits.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/2oKh...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they trace the ancient roots of the chili pepper, exploring its sacred role in pre-Columbian societies, its legendary place in Aztec and Incan mythology, and the fateful moment it first crossed the Atlantic.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/22O5...
Join John and Patrick as they trace the ancient roots of the chili pepper, exploring its sacred role in pre-Columbian societies, its legendary place in Aztec and Incan mythology, and the fateful moment it first crossed the Atlantic.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/22O5...
April 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they trace the ancient roots of the chili pepper, exploring its sacred role in pre-Columbian societies, its legendary place in Aztec and Incan mythology, and the fateful moment it first crossed the Atlantic.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/22O5...
Join John and Patrick as they trace the ancient roots of the chili pepper, exploring its sacred role in pre-Columbian societies, its legendary place in Aztec and Incan mythology, and the fateful moment it first crossed the Atlantic.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/22O5...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
A celebratory dinner in Canton, Ohio, was held in honor of Col. Weybrecht’s return from France at the end of the First World War. But what began as a joyous occasion soon turned tragic. This is the story of the Great Olive Poisoning of 1919!
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/58eE...
A celebratory dinner in Canton, Ohio, was held in honor of Col. Weybrecht’s return from France at the end of the First World War. But what began as a joyous occasion soon turned tragic. This is the story of the Great Olive Poisoning of 1919!
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/58eE...
March 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
A celebratory dinner in Canton, Ohio, was held in honor of Col. Weybrecht’s return from France at the end of the First World War. But what began as a joyous occasion soon turned tragic. This is the story of the Great Olive Poisoning of 1919!
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/58eE...
A celebratory dinner in Canton, Ohio, was held in honor of Col. Weybrecht’s return from France at the end of the First World War. But what began as a joyous occasion soon turned tragic. This is the story of the Great Olive Poisoning of 1919!
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/58eE...
What do olives have to do with miracle of Hanukkah?
March 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What do olives have to do with miracle of Hanukkah?
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
From trade routes to warfare, from myth to medicine, join John and Patrick on this epic tale of the olive - a story that spans continents and centuries, shaping the world in ways we still feel today.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5HmB...
From trade routes to warfare, from myth to medicine, join John and Patrick on this epic tale of the olive - a story that spans continents and centuries, shaping the world in ways we still feel today.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5HmB...
March 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
From trade routes to warfare, from myth to medicine, join John and Patrick on this epic tale of the olive - a story that spans continents and centuries, shaping the world in ways we still feel today.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5HmB...
From trade routes to warfare, from myth to medicine, join John and Patrick on this epic tale of the olive - a story that spans continents and centuries, shaping the world in ways we still feel today.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/5HmB...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
In the 1960s, South Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world but then everything changed.
Join John and Patrick as they explore the origins and impact of the Saemaul Undong Movement - a program that transformed ag and rural Korea.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0TYz...
In the 1960s, South Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world but then everything changed.
Join John and Patrick as they explore the origins and impact of the Saemaul Undong Movement - a program that transformed ag and rural Korea.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0TYz...
March 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
In the 1960s, South Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world but then everything changed.
Join John and Patrick as they explore the origins and impact of the Saemaul Undong Movement - a program that transformed ag and rural Korea.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0TYz...
In the 1960s, South Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world but then everything changed.
Join John and Patrick as they explore the origins and impact of the Saemaul Undong Movement - a program that transformed ag and rural Korea.
#history
open.spotify.com/episode/0TYz...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The relationship between Russia and Ukraine is as much about soil as it is about politics.
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the long and complex #history of fresh produce and agriculture in shaping the geopolitics of #Russia and #Ukraine.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xFi...
The relationship between Russia and Ukraine is as much about soil as it is about politics.
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the long and complex #history of fresh produce and agriculture in shaping the geopolitics of #Russia and #Ukraine.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xFi...
March 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The relationship between Russia and Ukraine is as much about soil as it is about politics.
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the long and complex #history of fresh produce and agriculture in shaping the geopolitics of #Russia and #Ukraine.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xFi...
The relationship between Russia and Ukraine is as much about soil as it is about politics.
Join John and Patrick as they unearth the long and complex #history of fresh produce and agriculture in shaping the geopolitics of #Russia and #Ukraine.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xFi...
We're giving you a gift... 🎁
Yesterday we dropped our latest HFP Club bonus episode but we're making it available to ALL listeners!
Join John & Patrick along with special guest Dario Durham as they explore the legacy of Chicago's Black food culture and the role produce plays.
#blackhistorymonth
Yesterday we dropped our latest HFP Club bonus episode but we're making it available to ALL listeners!
Join John & Patrick along with special guest Dario Durham as they explore the legacy of Chicago's Black food culture and the role produce plays.
#blackhistorymonth
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We're giving you a gift... 🎁
Yesterday we dropped our latest HFP Club bonus episode but we're making it available to ALL listeners!
Join John & Patrick along with special guest Dario Durham as they explore the legacy of Chicago's Black food culture and the role produce plays.
#blackhistorymonth
Yesterday we dropped our latest HFP Club bonus episode but we're making it available to ALL listeners!
Join John & Patrick along with special guest Dario Durham as they explore the legacy of Chicago's Black food culture and the role produce plays.
#blackhistorymonth
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
African Americans have played an undeniable role in shaping American agriculture, yet today, they make up less than 2% of the nation’s farmers.
Join John & Patrick along with historian @koshersoul.bsky.social as they discuss the story of these forgotten farmers.
#blackhistorymonth
African Americans have played an undeniable role in shaping American agriculture, yet today, they make up less than 2% of the nation’s farmers.
Join John & Patrick along with historian @koshersoul.bsky.social as they discuss the story of these forgotten farmers.
#blackhistorymonth
February 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
African Americans have played an undeniable role in shaping American agriculture, yet today, they make up less than 2% of the nation’s farmers.
Join John & Patrick along with historian @koshersoul.bsky.social as they discuss the story of these forgotten farmers.
#blackhistorymonth
African Americans have played an undeniable role in shaping American agriculture, yet today, they make up less than 2% of the nation’s farmers.
Join John & Patrick along with historian @koshersoul.bsky.social as they discuss the story of these forgotten farmers.
#blackhistorymonth
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they explore how George Washington Carver’s contributions not only transformed agricultural practices in the South but also paved the way for his rise to national fame, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire today.
#history #blackhistorymonth
Join John and Patrick as they explore how George Washington Carver’s contributions not only transformed agricultural practices in the South but also paved the way for his rise to national fame, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire today.
#history #blackhistorymonth
February 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they explore how George Washington Carver’s contributions not only transformed agricultural practices in the South but also paved the way for his rise to national fame, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire today.
#history #blackhistorymonth
Join John and Patrick as they explore how George Washington Carver’s contributions not only transformed agricultural practices in the South but also paved the way for his rise to national fame, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire today.
#history #blackhistorymonth
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the early years of George W Carver's life, his deep connection with the natural world, and his unrelenting pursuit of knowledge, setting the stage for his transformative work in agricultural science.
#history #blackhistorymonth
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the early years of George W Carver's life, his deep connection with the natural world, and his unrelenting pursuit of knowledge, setting the stage for his transformative work in agricultural science.
#history #blackhistorymonth
February 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the early years of George W Carver's life, his deep connection with the natural world, and his unrelenting pursuit of knowledge, setting the stage for his transformative work in agricultural science.
#history #blackhistorymonth
Join John and Patrick as they uncover the early years of George W Carver's life, his deep connection with the natural world, and his unrelenting pursuit of knowledge, setting the stage for his transformative work in agricultural science.
#history #blackhistorymonth
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
African food systems became the backbone of a brutal enterprise - the horrific transatlantic slave trade. Enslaved Africans were not only sustained by African-grown crops but also carried their agricultural knowledge and seeds to the Americas. Today their legacy endures.
#history
African food systems became the backbone of a brutal enterprise - the horrific transatlantic slave trade. Enslaved Africans were not only sustained by African-grown crops but also carried their agricultural knowledge and seeds to the Americas. Today their legacy endures.
#history
February 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
African food systems became the backbone of a brutal enterprise - the horrific transatlantic slave trade. Enslaved Africans were not only sustained by African-grown crops but also carried their agricultural knowledge and seeds to the Americas. Today their legacy endures.
#history
African food systems became the backbone of a brutal enterprise - the horrific transatlantic slave trade. Enslaved Africans were not only sustained by African-grown crops but also carried their agricultural knowledge and seeds to the Americas. Today their legacy endures.
#history
February is #BlackHistoryMonth in the U.S., and to honor it, we're dedicating all our episodes this month to exploring the deep connections between Black history and fresh produce. Our first episode drops tomorrow. Stay tuned!
February 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
February is #BlackHistoryMonth in the U.S., and to honor it, we're dedicating all our episodes this month to exploring the deep connections between Black history and fresh produce. Our first episode drops tomorrow. Stay tuned!
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
For centuries, people have turned to gods and goddesses to ensure a bountiful harvest. The myths surrounding these deities are as diverse as they are fascinating, with stories of forbidden fruits, underworld bargains, and even gods donning flayed skins.
#history
For centuries, people have turned to gods and goddesses to ensure a bountiful harvest. The myths surrounding these deities are as diverse as they are fascinating, with stories of forbidden fruits, underworld bargains, and even gods donning flayed skins.
#history
January 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
For centuries, people have turned to gods and goddesses to ensure a bountiful harvest. The myths surrounding these deities are as diverse as they are fascinating, with stories of forbidden fruits, underworld bargains, and even gods donning flayed skins.
#history
For centuries, people have turned to gods and goddesses to ensure a bountiful harvest. The myths surrounding these deities are as diverse as they are fascinating, with stories of forbidden fruits, underworld bargains, and even gods donning flayed skins.
#history