The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise of Maslin Agriculture

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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For thousands of years, farmers didn’t plant just one crop; they planted many together in the same field. This practice, known as maslin agriculture, once fed entire populations and offered a built-in defense against famine and failure. Then, almost everywhere, it vanished. But today, as modern agriculture faces new challenges, this ancient method is quietly making a comeback. Learn more about Maslin Agriculture in this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For thousands of years, farmers didn't just plant one crop.
0:03.9	They planted many together in the same field.
0:07.1	This practice known as Maslin Agriculture once fed entire populations and offered a built-in
0:12.8	defense against famine and failure.
0:15.0	And then, almost everywhere, it vanished.
0:18.4	But today, as modern agriculture faces new challenges,
0:21.7	this ancient method is quietly making a comeback.
0:25.1	Learn more about Maslin Agriculture on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.
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