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by IAmBroom 46 days ago
Citation required.

Medieval Europeans had several times as many sorts of herbs and vegetables as we do. I can forage 20-100 species on my block alone in the city; none of those species are in our markets.

Our supermarkets specialize in those that provide maximum bang-for-buck, including transport costs. That really thins the selection.