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MLA Full: "The Ancient Crops We've Forgotten How to Grow." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 20 March 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjFT4PC8YIQ.
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APA Full: SciShow. (2025, March 20). The Ancient Crops We've Forgotten How to Grow [Video]. YouTube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=VjFT4PC8YIQ
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Chicago Full: SciShow, "The Ancient Crops We've Forgotten How to Grow.", March 20, 2025, YouTube, 10:13,
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VjFT4PC8YIQ.
Today, humans live on just a few staple crops, like maize, rice, and wheat. But in the early days of agriculture, humans were domesticating foods left and right. Come with us as we discover the lost crops of North America, like pitseed goosefoot, maygrass, and sumpweed.













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