The History of American Food

Margaret Hardin

Starting with the first English settlements in the 17th Century, this podcasts traces how we went from barrels of salted meat & peas to Korean bbq tacos and the largest grocery store selections ever seen anywhere in the world. We'll go everywhere - and it is full of surprises.Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.comInternets: @THoAFood

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The History of American Food

Episodes (204)

Wednesday 164 Feeding an Army: A History with a Lot of Holes - On Purpose
Mar 25th 163 The First Canned Food War
Mar 18th 162 The Army Says Eat Your Vegetables

The History of American Food

Apr 1, 2026
24 minutes
32 MB

This week we get to look back at more of why War is Awful - and it's not JUST becasue of the food. We also talk about why war food was predictably awful for everyone everywhere for approximately 5000 years. Biology - and mainly the stupid microfauna of the Earth. Understanding what war food was before the Civil War helps inform how such crazy supply errors and choices were made during the Civil War - and you can start to see how this is going to change war planning - and food system planning going forward.

The History of American Food

164 Feeding an Army: A History with a Lot of Holes - On Purpose

Margaret Hardin

00:00 -23:40