Prehistoric hunter-gatherers ate fruit, berries and nuts, so how did early farmers decide to cultivate grain?
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We are discussion the domestication of wild grains. One of the primary requirements for any kind of domestication is a fast reproduction cycle. Grains grow quickly, can be harvested in bulk, and take quickly to hybridization. It can essentially be done on an ad hoc basis (like many comments here mention) by armature growers with foundational knowledge about “why” it works.
It is a great leap from scattering gathered grain in a plot of earth to the planting and cultivation of orchards for fruit or nuts. It takes the investment of generations to turn treeborn foodstuffs into something that is economical from a sheer resource and calorie standpoint.
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