Rooted Persistence
Wheat’s journey back to its source unearths a web of seed exchanges, each carrying risks from disease to unpredictable weather. The ledgers demonstrate that what appears as deliberate cultivation is often entangled with chance inheritance, challenging the notion of complete control over a plant's lineage. Knowledge resides not just in instructions but also within the wider ecological and historical context—even unsuccessful harvests inform future attempts at resilience. Understanding this recursive process may be more crucial than pursuing static ideals of purity.