Rescuing seed’s heritage: looking for words to open the black box  

all posts Rescuing seed’s heritage: looking for words to open the black box   There is a paradox between the centrality of cultivated seeds to guarantee human resilience and the scant historical knowledge available on these seeds. Since the Neolithic, domesticated...

Spelt wheat in Iberia: from the East came a northern crop

all posts Spelt wheat in Iberia: from the East came a northern crop The introduction of spelt in Iberia has been attributed to Germanic people and the Romans. However, we know now it was cultivated before that, at least since the 5th century BC, in the northernmost...

Capital Seeds and Hybrid Landscapes: Between Varied Landraces and Monotonous Technological Objects

all publications Capital Seeds and Hybrid Landscapes: Between Varied Landraces and Monotonous Technological Objects article Inês Gomes author June 22nd, 2023Journal: Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia This article discusses the intimate connection between seeds...

História e Ciências da Conservação: Caminhos que se Cruzam para um Futuro Sustentável

all publications História e Ciências da Conservação: Caminhos que se Cruzam para um Futuro Sustentável article Inês Gomes, Dulce Freire authors April 28th, 2023Journal: Historia Ambiental Latinoamericana Y Caribeña (HALAC) Revista De La Solcha Written historical...

Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research

all publications Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research article Inês Gomes, Dulce Freire authors April 12nd, 2023Journal: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences Recognition of the importance of protecting...