Why Big Agriculture Banned These 15 Medieval Vegetables | Slow History for Sleep

Why Big Agriculture Banned These 15 Medieval Vegetables | Slow History for Sleep

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Timestamps:
00:00:27 - Big Agriculture BANNED These 15 Medieval Vegetables
00:42:56 - Forbidden Relationships Inside Medieval Convents
01:10:58 - Punishments for Nuns Who Broke Their Vows
01:36:28 - Love and Aphrodisiacs in Antiquity

SOURCE:
Wikipedia — Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) — overview of its history as a food plant and mentions in medieval contexts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portula...

Wikipedia — Skirret (Sium sisarum) — botanical description, historical use as a root vegetable in Europe, and medieval culinary references.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sium_si...

Medievalists.net — Vegetables in the Middle Ages — general article about how vegetables were cultivated and used in medieval Europe.
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/06/...

A Historical Perspective of Wild Plant Foods — overview of how wild plants, including vegetable foods, played roles in historical diets (archaeological and historical context).
https://www.scilit.com/publications/e...

Insteading — Half-Forgotten European Food Plants — modern foraging and historical summary of lesser-known European vegetables, including many medieval staples.
https://insteading.com/blog/european-...