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How Chinese Refugees Saved the Sweet Potato

FOOD In the 1940s, Joe and Fay Gock fled to New Zealand from China. In the best video you’ll watch all week, see how they repaid their host country by rescuing a staple crop—the sweet potato—after a disease ravaged much of the country’s supply. (The Atlantic) Use our sweet, sweet map layer to see where sweet potatoes are being produced. We have two teaching strategies … Continue reading How Chinese Refugees Saved the Sweet Potato

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Mapping Monday: The Geography of Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes

Cover photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic. When it comes to gathering the ingredients for a perfect Thanksgiving feast, where’s the first place you go? Probably the grocery store, right? But where do grocery stores get what we need to make our favorite family recipes? With Thanksgiving just around the corner, this is a great opportunity to join in the fun of National Geographic‘s focus … Continue reading Mapping Monday: The Geography of Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes

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