Domestication refers to the process whereby a population of animals or plants becomes accustomed to human provision and control. Humans have brought these populations under their care for a wide range of reasons: to produce food or valuable commodities (such as wool, cotton, or silk), for help with various types of work (such as transportation or protection), for protection of themselves and livestock, and to enjoy as pets or ornamental plants.Plants domesticated primarily for aesthetic enjoyment in and around the home are usually called house plants or ornamentals, while those domesticated for large-scale food production are generally called crops. Likewise, animals domesticated for home companionship are usually called pets while those domesticated for food or work are called livestock or farm animals.

Yesterday’s woman was a woman of many talents; she cooked, cleaned the house, and helped along side her husband in the fields, planted and cared for a garden from which provided food for the family’s table and all of the while giving birth to her husband’s children. Most families had lots of children, especially those click to read more...

When the afternoon blahs leave you slumped over your desk like an unwatered house plant, most of us reach for a supersized vat of coffee and/or a calorie-packed sugar snack. There are much better options, whether you need a quick lift to keep you from nodding out in a meeting or something to keep you going for hours.

Peanut butter marketed under the national brand name "Peter Pan" and also sold by Wal-Mart under its house brand name of "Great Value" may contain a value-added ingredient you weren't expecting: salmonella. The peanut butter was produced by ConAgra Foods, Inc. at its Sylvester, Georgia plant, which has since been shut down after the scare.

"its purpose is to ensure the survival of crop diversity in the event of plant epidemics, nuclear war, natural disasters or climate change, and to offer the world a chance to restart growth of food crops that may have been wiped out."

Apple seems to be facing sweatshop allegations as reports by the Mail detail worker conditions at it's sprawling Longhua plant in Southern China. Housing an incredible 200,000 workers who earn as little as $34 bucks a month, minus food and rent to live in 100 person dormitories, workers toil through 15-hour days to make the ubiquitous Apple iPod.