Breadfruit!
Summary
This episode explores breadfruit as a climate-resilient food source, tracing its history from Polynesian navigation to its colonial introduction in the Caribbean. The host visits Puerto Rico’s Mariana neighborhood, where residents cultivate the tree for disaster preparedness following Hurricane Maria. Interviews with local farmers and the Trees That Feed Foundation highlight how agroforestry and community solidarity are addressing food insecurity and adapting to rising global temperatures.
Topics discussed
Intro and NBC News sponsorship
Odoo software sponsorship
Las Culturistas and QB Mayonnaise ads
HomeSense and QB Mayonnaise ads
Climate change and rising food prices
Impact on food-insecure regions
Breadfruit characteristics and growth
Community resilience in Mariana
Rosalina Abreu and local breadfruit history
Breadfruit during Hurricane Maria
Resilience and historical suppression
Hurricane Fiona and climate risk index
Agroforestry and Marisol's farm
Declining local production and imports
Ad break and transition to history
Odoo, Addy, and What Happened to Her ads
What Happened to Her podcast promo
Pacific origins and Polynesian spread
Fermentation and colonial disruption
The Mutiny on the Bounty
Slavery, stigma, and colonial history
Future climate risks for breadfruit
Climate projections and regional impacts
Trees That Feed organization
Hunger in Haiti and breadfruit solutions
NBC, Odoo, Addy, and HomeSense ads
What Happened to Her and host intro
Breadfruit symbolism and Spanish terms
The community mosaic and solidarity
People as the primary resource
Outro and final sponsorships
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