### ch02p54 many domesticated species began as weeds > When the earliest farmers began growing wheat, they found that certain other plants seemed to enjoy living alongside the sown crop. They had discovered weeds. And some of those weeds would eventually become domesticated themselves. Wild rye and oats were both common as weeds in fields of wheat and barley. > > Flax started out as a weed amongst linseed crops. Garden rocket started as a weed in fields of flax. Wild carrots appeared as weeds in vineyards in Afghanistan. Cultivated vetches, peas and coriander probably originated from weeds in cereal crops. This reminds me of how tomato was a weed in cornfields in Latin America. I’m always amused when people talk about it being such a quintessentially Italian food. - [[Tamed by Alice Roberts#ch02p54 many domesticated species began as weeds|View in Vault]]