Sometimes the best things are found where you least expect them. After the discovery of the Americas, many products were transferred between the old and new worlds. One of the goods with the longest-lasting legacy is tobacco. Making their way to Southeast Asia on trade ships, the plant took...
Growing and harvesting tobacco crops can be a remarkably uncomplicated process. Once farmers plant tobacco plants they need to water them regularly, and when harvest season arrives, they start picking the ripe leaves. Starting at the bottom, where leaves mature the earliest, they work their way...
Tobacco has long been a feature of the agricultural landscape of Laos, but the early native varieties had several uses other than smoking. Local tobacco leaves were burnt during funeral ceremonies, and farmers also used the smoke as an insect repellant when working outside, especially during...
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