Where Does Dinner Actually Begin?

How far back can you trace an ordinary dinner?A mashed potato has a history stretching back thousands of years. A chicken connects us to wild junglefowl, ancient agriculture, and an entire food web. And even that little side salad has a surprisingly complicated backstory.In this solo companion episode of The Wild Quiet, Bre follows one ordinary meal backward through Indigenous farming, the microscopic world beneath our feet, animal domestication, pollination, and the sunlight that powers so much of life on Earth.Along the way, we're exploring the relationships between food, nature, and human history—and why we're a lot more connected to the natural world than a trip through the grocery store might suggest.Because apparently, even a plate of mashed potatoes can lead to some pretty big questions.A companion to: Everything That Happened Before Dinner, featuring Montana farmer Aimee Miklovic of Full Bushel Farm