More than words: conservation of documents and cultural heritage
It’s unquestionable the importance of conserving books and other types of documents. They are a narrated testimony of our human lives and can give us specific information to better understand our past existence. And the research developed by RESEED project is proof of...
Looking at the Architecture of Need: Reappropriating Community Facilities in Portugal (1945-1985)
The Architecture of Need: Community Facilities in Portugal 1945-1985 is the title of a new transdisciplinary research project that looks at the commission, design and production processes of essential local community civic and farming facilities in south Portugal...
The path of two separated sisters: botany and agriculture
Botany is the science that studies the plant world from all points of view and in all its different aspects. Currently encompasses a series of disciplines that study the metabolism, reproduction, growth and development of plants, but for a long time, botany was used...
History and crop science converge through genomics and ancient DNA
Plant science, and particularly crop science, always benefited from the historical contextualization of their scientific findings. This cross-disciplinary interchange has been important to trace back the parallel evolution of man and plants, particularly with regards...
Christmas time: sweets for the body and soul
Christmas is coming. A time of celebration that only ends with the epiphany. In the Catholic world, since ancient times, this day comes after the Advent feast, which started a month earlier and goes until December 24th. It is a short time, of rest and fraternal...
Archives: essential labs to make history
Archives are indispensable laboratories for making History. They are “irreplaceable witness to past events, underpinning democracy, the identity of individuals and communities, and human rights”, as defined by the International Council on Archives (ICA). The same...
Moritz Willkomm: building an Iberian herbarium during political exile
An herbarium is a biological collection of plants properly preserved and organized according to a taxonomic classification. These collections aim to allow the study and expand the knowledge in several areas, such as botany, ecology, biogeography and ethnography. To...
Alexander von Humboldt in Spain
One of the most unknown aspects of Alexander von Humboldt's journey is his passing through Spain, particularly his scientific work, his contacts and his preparations for exploring the New World, together with French Botanist and Doctor Aimé Bonpland. The main reason...
Creating the orchard of Europe: some remarks on Portuguese fruticulture over the long run
Agriculture, which ranks as one of the most important branches of human life, has unavoidable importance, ingrained from the centuries-old knowledge and practices. In nowadays, a wide variety of fruit is grown and available in Portugal. There is plenty of alternative...
Ancient cadastres as a historical source for the study of vegetables. The Spanish case (1750-1820)
As historical sources, cadastres offer a lot of possibilities to scholar investigators. Fiscal studies about incomes and taxes are the most evident but should be added to these the opportunity to analyse farmer labours, demographical and population conditions or...
The Seeding Ideas blog was published monthly from November 2019 to October 2023. The Editorial Board was composed of ReSEED team members. Publication and editing were coordinated by Caroline Delmazo. We aimed to share ideas, discussions, and findings from our research. Besides the team members and collaborators, we invited researchers from diverse scientific fields to contribute to this amazing interdisciplinary journey. We thank all authors and readers!