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- "Soil, Crops, and Fallout from Nuclear Attack," November 1962 - Written during the height of the Cold War, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, this pamphlet instructs farmers how to deal with farm lands and produce affected by a massive nuclear attack. It is written with the assumptions that a nuclear attack would be survivable, and the risks from radioactive contamination and those from food shortages, would need to be balanced.
- November 01, 1962
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"Soil, Crops, and Fallout from Nuclear Attack," November 1962
Written during the height of the Cold War, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, this pamphlet instructs farmers how to deal with farm lands and produce affected by a massive nuclear attack. It is written with the assumptions that a nuclear attack would be survivable, and the risks from radioactive contamination and those from food shortages, would need to be balanced.
- Lithograph, "Mission Olive," 1887 -
- 1887
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Lithograph, "Mission Olive," 1887
- "Soybeans in Family Meals," U.S. Department of Agriculture Home and Garden Bulletin No. 208, 1974 - In the 1970s, scientific research linked diets high in saturated fat and cholesterol to health problems including heart disease and cancer. The United States government urged Americans to reduce their consumption of meat and encouraged alternative proteins. This recipe booklet introduced soybeans as a nutritious, versatile ingredient that provided quality protein with no cholesterol and less saturated fat than meat.
- 1974
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"Soybeans in Family Meals," U.S. Department of Agriculture Home and Garden Bulletin No. 208, 1974
In the 1970s, scientific research linked diets high in saturated fat and cholesterol to health problems including heart disease and cancer. The United States government urged Americans to reduce their consumption of meat and encouraged alternative proteins. This recipe booklet introduced soybeans as a nutritious, versatile ingredient that provided quality protein with no cholesterol and less saturated fat than meat.