Seeds of Culture: How Wheat Shaped our History

Name: Seeds of Culture: How Wheat Shaped our History
Start: 2026-06-09T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-09T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 515 Pine St, Green Bay, WI 54301-5139, United States

Schedule

Tue Jun 09 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

515 Pine St, Green Bay, WI 54301-5139, United States | Green Bay, WI

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.
Join biologist Vicki Medland 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.
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🌾 This is series of four free educational presentations about wheat. Each presentation is on a different aspect of grain including its history, its different forms and uses, its nutritional qualities, and some cooking and baking recipes. Each talk is at 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Brown County Central Library (515 Pine Street) on a four consecutive Tuesdays (June 9th, June 16th, June 23rd, June 30th). You may attend as many or as few as you wish. You may attend in person at the library or virtually via Zoom.