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> E.g. lobsters were once so plentiful that native americans used them as fertilizer[0] I call total BS. Taking edible food, carting it and then plowing it int
by aaron695 8y ago
> E.g. lobsters were once so plentiful that native americans used them as fertilizer[0]
I call total BS. Taking edible food, carting it and then plowing it into fields for edible food in 6 months time. Sounds like fantasy.
Fish Fertilizer: A Native North American Practice?
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/188/4183/26 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/188/4183/26
DOI: 10.1126/science.188.4183.26
- raverbashing 8y agoLobsters weren't always "edible", not sure how it was viewed in Native American culture But if they're more than what you can eat and if using them as fertilizer works, why not
- HankB99 8y agoBefore refrigeration and large glass tanks the time between edibility and putrefaction was probably on the order of hours.
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