Plated Earth

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells the story of the kiwi bird from Maori tradition, and shows how the bird came to share its name with the kiwi fruit.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells the story of an ancient Persian creation myth about how humans were born from a rhubarb plant.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells a tale from Filipino folklore of how the papaya tree came to be.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells a legend from Greek mythology about how mint got its name and signature smell.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells a legend from Norse mythology about how the beetroot got its blood-red color.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable shares several examples of the date’s significance in Middle Eastern culture, and tells a legend from North Africa about one of the most popular date varieties, the Deglet Noor, which translates from Arabic as the “Date of Light”.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells the story of cauliflower’s transformation over history as it evolved from the wild cabbage plant.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells the legendary love story of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei from the Tang Dynasty of ancient China, and shows how Yang’s love for lychee fruit may have led to the Emperor’s own downfall.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are original short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells the story of Saint Nicholas, before he became known as Santa Claus, and how his generosity sparked the tradition of leaving oranges in stockings on Christmas Eve.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.

Plated Earth Food Fables are original short historical fiction stories about produce and its ability to connect people, culture, and history. This Food Fable tells of many myths of basil from around the world, notably the legend in Christian tradition of Saint Helena, who was led to an epic discovery on her pilgrimage in Jerusalem thanks to basil plants.

The Food Buzz highlights specific produce facts and history to help guide future produce exploration.