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• Ireland's Yellowmeal Griddle Bread -- BBCtravel (09 September 2023)
  
  
• Six foods that climate change is going to ruin: Some of the most common crops, like corn and coffee, are already suffering as the Earth warms -- salon (06 February 2023)
  
  
• The sacred 'sisters' of ancient America rem three sisters maize beans squash -- BBCtravel (02 August 2022)
  
  
• A seed for all seasons: can ancient methods future-proof food security in the Andes? -- The Guardian (25 December 2021)
  
  
• Mexico farm lobby blasts ban on GMO corn; organic growers welcome it -- Reuters (02 January 2021)
  
  
• As biotech crops lose their power, scientists push for new restrictions -- MPRNews (29 October 2020)
  
  
• Mutant Corn Could Be The Future Of Agriculture -- Hackaday (16 October 2020)
  
  
• China's Looming Corn Shortage Fans Food Security Unease -- AgWeb (02 September 2020)
  
  
• Extreme weather just devastated 10m acres in the midwest. Expect more of this -- The Guardian (17 August 2020)
  
  
• Researchers document the first use of maize in Mesoamerica -- Phys (03 June 2020)
  
  
• The Fight to Save the Traditional Tortilla -- The New York Times (21 December 2018)
  
  
• Don’t Call It Tex-Mex-- The New York Times (22 April 2019)
  
  
• A Nasty, Nafta-Related Surprise: Mexico’s Soaring Obesity -- The New York Times (11 December 2017)
  
  
• The Simple River-Cleaning Tactics That Big Farms Ignore -- NationalGeographicNews (07 December 2017)
  
  
• North Korean snacks: 'Speed cakes' and 'man-made meat' -- BBCNews (06 November 2017)
  
  
• Minnesota begins to explore climate solutions in corn, soybean farming -- MPRNews (18 October 2019)
  
  
• From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows -- The New York Times (30 April 2019)
  
  
• Big Ag Strikes Back: Why Did the Obamas Fail to Take On Corporate Agriculture? -- Michael Pollan, The New York Times Magazine (05 October 2016)
  
  • Farmer in Chief -- Michael Pollan, The New York Times Magazine (09 October 2008)
    
    
• The Dizzying Grandeur of 21st-Century Agriculture -- George Steinmetz, The New York Times Magazine (05 October 2016)
  
  
• Feeling sweaty, Minnesota? Blame the corn -- MPRNews (22 July 2016)
  
  
• Weird foods only a local could love [Huitlacoche] -- BBCtravel (05 July 2016)
  
  
• For the First Time in 800 Years, Rice and Beans Are Kosher for Passover -- Smithsonian (21 April 2016)
  
  
• Spreading Seeds by Human Migration -- EurekAlert (13 April 2016)
  
  
• Feds' financial safety net may not catch some Minnesota farmers -- MPRNews (22 March 2016)
  
  
• Bananas facing a bleak future as staple African crops decline -- TheGuardian (07 March 2016)
  
  
• Climate Deadline Looms for African Food Crops -- BBC News (07 March 2016)
  
  
• The Trouble with Iowa: Corn, corruption, and the presidential caucuses -- Richard Manning, Harper's Magazine (February 2016)
  
  
• For MN farmers, record-busting 2015 harvest was too much of a good thing -- MPRNews (12 January 2016)
  
  
• 'Tacopedia': A tasty tour of Mexico's taco culture -- MPRNews (01 October 2015)
  
  
• Scourge no more: Chefs invite corn fungus to the plate -- MPRNews (24 August 2015)
  
  
• Popcorn reigns at downtown Duluth candy store -- DuluthNewsTribune (23 August 2015)
  
  
• Corn Wars: The farm-by-farm fight between China and the United States to dominate the global food supply-- NewRepublic (16 August 2015)
  
  
• Bite Me: The Mutation That Made Corn Kernels Consumable -- Scientific American (11 August 2015)
  
  
• Scientists Find the Single Letter in Corn’s DNA That Spurred Its Evolution -- Washington Post (28 July 2015)
  
  
• Study finds bug diversity cuts down on crop pests -- MPRNews (31 July 2015)
  
  
• Which oils are best to cook with? -- BBCFuture (28 July 2015)
  
  
• Tiny Genetic Tweak Unlocked Corn Kernels During Domestication -- Genetics Society of America (13 July 2015)
  
  
• South American Mummies Once Snacked on Corn and Seafood -- LiveScience (23 February 2015)
  
  
  • Photos: Mummy Hair Reveals Ancient Last Meals -- LiveScience (23 February 2015)
    
    
• Popcorn's perfect recipe revealed -- BBCNews (11 February 2015)
  
  
• Tracking the origin and evolution of maize in the U.S. Southwest -- Past Horizons (08 January 2015)
  
  
• How Corn Became Corn -- Science (08 January 2015)
  
  
• On The Trail To Preserve Appalachia's Bounty Of Heirloom Crops -- NPR (03 November 2014)
  
  
• Popcorn: A 'Pop'ular American Snack -- AmericanProfile (29 September 2014)
  
  
• Poppin' Corn for Thousands of Years -- Indian Country Today (08 August 2014)
  
  
• From Aztecs To Oscars: Popcorn's Beautiful, Explosive Journey -- NPR (27 February 2014)
  
  
• Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food -- Jo Robinson, The New York Times (25 May 2013)
  
  
• Volcanic Burial Ground Allows Detailed Insight Into Maya Crops -- Past Horizons (03 April 2013)
  
  
• Research Examines Ancient Puebloans and the Myth of Maize -- ScienceDaily (02 April 2013)
  
  
• Will GMOs Spell the End of Mexican Maize?: Genetically modified corn may soon be planted throughout Mexico, and the fate of the country’s 10,000-year history of maize production hangs in the balance -- Willy Blackmor, TakePart (6 December 2012)
  
  
• Popcorn, an Indigenous Discovery, Contains Healthy Antioxidants -- Indian Country Today (28 March 2012)
  
  
• Ancient Popcorn of Peru -- Past Horizons (19 January 2012)
  
  
• Ancient Popcorn Found—Made 2,000 Years Earlier Than Thought in Peru -- National Geographic News (19 January 2012)
  
  
• Inca Empire built on corn ... and poop -- MSNBC (23 May 2011)

• maize / agriculture
  
  
  • Origins of Agriculture in the Tehuacán Valley -- Barbara Voorhies, Douglas J. Kennett, Douglas J. Kennett
    
    
  • The Maize Page -- Ricardo J. Salvador
    
    
  • Archaeology of Maize
    
    
  • EARLY VARIETY OF MAIZE, TEHUACAN VALLEY, MEXICO
    
    
  • Maize
    
    
  • Zea mays (Maize, Corn) -- Iziko Museums of Cape Town
    
    
  • Maize Genetics
    
    
  • New research reveals the earliest evidence for corn in the New World -- EurekAlert (23 March 2009)
    
    
  • Origin and evolution of maize, heavy metals as catalyst of the evolutionary process -- Chemistry Laboratory of Natural Resources, Escuela de Químico Farmacobiología Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
    
    
• Amazing Maze Of Maize Evolution: Study On Maize Domestication May Help Improve Crop Yields -- ScienceDaily (02 October 2009)
  
  
• American Corn Growers Association (ACGA)
  
  
• Archeology And Genetics Team Up To Put A Much Earlier Date On South American Agriculture -- Science Daily (5 March 2006)
  
  
• Archaeology of Maise -- jlv2@infomagic.net
  
  
• A Zillion Uses for Corn
  
  
• Aztec Cooking --World Hearth Circle of International Cooking
  
  
• Aztec cuisine -- Wikipedia
  
  
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    • Maya cuisine
    • Native American cuisine
    • Inca cuisine
    • Spanish cuisine
      
      
• Baker, Lauren E. Corn Meets Maize: Food Movements and Markets in Mexico. Lanham, MD: Altamira Press, 2013.
  
  
• Brown, Lester R. Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity. NY: W.W. Norton, 2012.
  
  
• Corn Facts -- soyatech
  
  
• Corn: It's Not for Cocktails -- Science (23 March 2009)
  
  
• Corn Refiner's Association
  
  
• Corn smut? Tastes great and good for you, too: Gnarly huitlacoche fungus has high nutritional value, new test shows -- MARTHA MENDOZA, MSNBC (27 April 2010)
  
  
• Counihan Carole M. A Tortilla Is Like Life: Food and Culture in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2010.
  
  
• Cushing, Frank Hamilton. Zuni Breadstuff. NY: Museum of the American Indian, 1920.
  
  
• Domesticated plants of Mesoamerica -- Wikipedia
  
  
• Does the Bible have errors, since it says that corn existed in the Middle East over 2,000 years ago? -- Rich Deem, godandscience.org
  
  
• The earliest archaeological maize (Zea mays L.) from highland Mexico -- D. R. Piperno and K. V. Flannery
  
  

• Earliest Evidence Of Domesticated Maize Discovered: Dates Back 8,700 Years -- ScienceDaily (25 March r 2009)
  
  
• Earliest Signs Of Corn As Staple Food Found After Spreading South From Mexican Homeland -- Science Daily (25 March 2008)
  
  
• Eddy, F.W. Metates and Manos: The Basic Corn Grinding Tools of the Southwest. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1979.
  
  
• Fitting, Liz. "Food Sovereignty: A Critical Dialogue." (2013).
  
  
• The Food Timeline – Lynne Olver, Morris County Library NJ
  
  
• Fussell, Betty Harper. The Story of Corn. NY: Alfred A. Knop, 1994. [Reprinted, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2004.]
  
  
• Have a look at La Maestra Diana Kennedy, 88, show you how to make a proper corn tortilla: <http://www.texasmonthly.com/multimedia/video/15303> -- Texas Monthy (December 2010, 113)
  
  
• Kennedy, Diana. The Tortilla Book, Revised Edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1991.
  
  
• Maize [Research & Impact: Areas of Research] -- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
  
  
• Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago -- ScienceDaily (30 June 2008)
  
  
• Maize of Guatemala
  
  
• Maize May Have Fueled Ancient Andean Civilization: Prehistoric skeletons yield evidence that farming of crop led to the rise of an early state society -- Science News (08 July 2009)
  
  
• Maize Was Passed from Group to Group of Southwestern Hunter-Gatherers, Study Suggests -- ScienceDaily (08 December 2009)
  
  
• Maya Murals Give Rare View of Everyday Life -- LiveScience (09 November 2009)
  
  
• Morton, Paula E. Tortillas: A Cultural History. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
  
  
• Mutant Corn Calls for Rescue When Killers Attack -- National Geographic (03 August 2009)
  
  
• Newman, Kara. The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets. Columbia University Press, 2012.
  
  
• New World foods: introduced to Europe by the Columbian Exchange
  
  
• Popcorn: A Symposium -- Diner's Journal, New York Times (6 April 2007)
  
  
• Popcorn Board
  
  
• Pre-Conquest Aztec Cooking -- Jennifer Edwards Ring
  
  
• Researchers find the earliest evidence of domesticated maize -- EurekAlert (23 March 2009)
  
  
• Robinson, Jo. Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health. NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
  
  
• Sandstrom, Alan R. Corn Is Our Blood: Culture and Ethnic Identity in a Contemporary Aztec Indian Village. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1991.
  
  
• Staller, John E., Robert H. Tykot, and Bruce F. Benz, Eds. Histories of Maize: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Prehistory, Linguistics, Biogeography, Domestication, and Evolution of Maize. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2006.
  
  
• Super, John C. Food, Conquest, and Colonization in Sixteenth-century Spanish America. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1988.
  
  
• Taube, Karl. "The Maize Tamale in Classic Maya Diet, Epigraphy, and Art." American Antiquity 54 (1989): 31-51.
  
  
• Toussaint-Samat, Maguelonne. A History of Food. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons/Blackwell 2009.
  
  
• Tracking the Ancestry of Corn Back 9,000 Years -- New York Times (24 May 2010)
  
  
• Twitty, Michael W. The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South. NY: HarperCollins, 2017.




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• Vogt, Evon. Tortillas for the Gods: A Symbolic Analysis of Zinacanteco Rituals. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1976.
  
  
• Weed to Wonder -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Maize Variegated maize ears Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Subclass: Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Panicoideae Tribe: Andropogoneae Genus: Zea Species: Z. mays Binomial name Zea mays Wikispecies

Corn kernels
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Aztecs storing maize.
Florentine Codex,
late 16th century

An Aztec woman blowing on maize before putting in the cooking put, so that it will not fear the fire.
Florentine Codex,
late 16^th century

Gold Maize. Moche Culture A.D.300
Larco Museum, Lima, Peru
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• Atkinson, Sonja. The Aztec Way to Healthy Eating. 1992. NY: Paragon House.
  
  
• Coe, Sophie D. America's First Cuisines. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1994.
  
  
• Johannessen, Sissel, and Christine Ann Hastorf. Corn and Culture in the Prehistoric New World. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994.
  
  
• Mangelsdorf, Paul C. Corn: Corn: Its Origin, Evolution and Improvement. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Presss, 1974.
  
  
• Visser, Margaret. Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal. NY: Grove, 2010 [1986].