I don't think so: I thought in some parts of the world it was an old, old understanding. In fact, I suspect that persistant monoculture is by and large a modern phenomenon outside of strict slash and burn agriculture communities...
But that's just a feeling, I don't know for sure, and I wouldn't mind standing corrected (or affirmed) on the matter...
> If someone in Glorantha were to discover a way to grow a
> tricky crop, I'd grant long odds that they'd think of "kill a
> criminal and pour his blood over the altar of the Great Corn
> Mother" long before they'd think of "grow beans every second
> year".
Why wouldn't the Great Corn Mother tell them the secret of "grow beans every second year?" Unless she has a particular taste for villainous blood, that is...
-- Viktor
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