WEEDS AND SEEDS: A HISTORY OF DINING IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA
Cattle, citrus, and many other common foods today were brought to Florida by the Spanish, so what were people eating before then? This talk covers what people would have had for dinner in Southwest Florida 2,000 years ago. Topics of environment, flora and fauna, archaeological research, and historical documents all come together to answer this question.
Natalie De La Torre Salas serves as the public archaeologist for the Florida Public Archaeology Network’s Southwest region. She is a certified member of the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) and is an active member of the Hispanic Access Foundation’s Climate Council. Her primary objective with FPAN is to create archaeology programs and public outreach initiatives tailored to Latinx communities in Southwest Florida. Additionally, she is the founder and co-host of the podcast ‘Ecos Patrimoniales,’ which delves into heritage and disaster-related topics within the context of Latin America and the Hispanic Caribbean.