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Stories from Amanda Fiegl

History According to Beer

Cinnamon as Health Food

Eat Your Carrot Greens

John Marshall began filming the Ju/'hoansi people in 1950.  Later, he set up a foundation to help the tribe in its struggle for self-determination.

Recording the Ju/’hoansi for Posterity

For 50 years, John Marshall documented one of Africa’s last remaining hunter- gatherer tribes in more than 700 hours of film footage

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Sweet Cider Donuts

Cider donuts made their commercial debut in the United States in the 1950s

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The Art of the Aluminum Can

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Save on Your Sandwich

I could be saving hundreds of dollars a year if I brought homemade sandwiches for lunch

Death by Durian Fruit?

Sunchokes

Discovering Sunchokes

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When Humans First Got Milk

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