b'BREEDING HISTORY / CABBAGEExploring the innovations and breakthroughs of breeding throughout generations of plants.THE FIRST CABBAGE 371-287 BC 8 thCentury 14 thCentury 1570BROUGHT TO THE U.S.CAME IN 1541, BROUGHT THEOPHRASTUS, THECABBAGES WEREROUND-HEADEDRED BY FRENCH EXPLORER FATHER OF BOTANYCULTIVATED IN THECABBAGES APPEAREDCABBAGE JACQUESMENTIONS CABBAGES CAPITULARE DE VILLIS,IN ENGLAND ANDWAS FIRST IN HIS TEXTS. A TEXT THAT GAVEBECAME POPULAR AS ADESCRIBED CARTIERRULES ANDCUISINE THROUGHOUTIN ENGLAND.REGULATIONS ON HOWEUROPE.ON HIS THIRD VOYAGE. TO MANAGE THE LANDS AND LAWS IN THE COUNTRY DURING THE 0.5 cupsTIME OF CHARLEMAGNE. OF COOKED CABBAGEIS ABOUT 1/3 THEAMOUNT OF VITAMIN C YOU NEED FOR THE DAY.61,100 IS THE NUMBER OF ACRES PLANTED OF CABBAGE IN THE U.S. IN 2019. CHINAIS THE LARGEST PRODUCEROF CABBAGES TODAY.DID YOU KNOW?Babe Ruth used to weara cabbage leaf under his baseball cap during games, and it is reported he switched it out for anew leaf halfwaythrough the game.Sources: Vegetable Facts, Texas A&M, USDA, Michigan State University84/ SEEDWORLD.COMJANUARY 2022'