Seeds of Culture: How Wheat Shaped our History
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Tuesday, Jun 9, 2026 6pm - 7pm
Location
Brown County Library
515 Pine St
Details
Join biologist Vicki Medland on June 9th at 6:00pm for this incredible journey where we will review the newest archeological evidence and track the ancient origins of wheat. View it live at the Brown County Central Library or join virtually via Zoom after you sign up.
The cultivation and domestication of wild wheat family grasses (wheat, barley, rye, oats) allowed humans to shift from nomadic lifestyles to sedentary, complex societies and develop a suite of crops that is now one of the world's most critical staple crops, providing ~20% of global calories and 35% of global plant protein.
