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        America's First Food Spy

        Source

        Smithsonian Office of Public Affairs

        OBJECT TYPE

        Sound recordings

        DESCRIPTION

        In the 1800s, the American diet was mostly made up of meats, potatoes, cheese, and perhaps the occasional green bean. Fruits and other veggies? Not so much. But that all changed thanks to a group of 19th century food spies – globe-trotting scientists and explorers who sought exotic crops to enhance America’s diet and help grow the economy. A pioneer among them was David Fairchild, who nabbed avocados from Chile, kale from Croatia, mangoes from India, and much more. In this episode, we learn about Fairchild's remarkable adventures and take a surprise trip to the Smithsonian archives to uncover a rare piece of food spy history.

        COPYRIGHT

        © Smithsonian 2016

        PODCAST CATEGORY

        Society & Culture

        DURATION

        26:16 MINS

        AUTHOR

        Smithsonian Institution

        SUBTITLE

        An adventure with America's first food spy, David Fairchild.

        SIZE

        31.5 MB

        NAME

        Smithsonian Institution
        Creator : Smithsonian Institution

        Keywords

        Social policy Smithsonian Sidedoor

        DATES

        2010s
        Uploaded : Wed, 28 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0000


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        Record Link : https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/sidedoor/f165c59c-d1db-4ad4-aee4-5ac9061b1d9a/Sidedoor19_Seg1_Food_Spy.mp3
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        Record Id : podcasts_a395f135d7e22db0447ed34c993b6c02


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