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Scholar Minor - Some Citrus-y History

Some Citrus-y History

Scholar Minor

02/19/22 • 15 min

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A little history of the fruits we take for granted!
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Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash.
Book spine photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash.
Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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02/19/22 • 15 min

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Scholar Minor - Some Citrus-y History

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Greetings, friends, and welcome back to Scholar Minor.

I generally try to connect my episode with something going on in my life, or, at least, with something I’ve been recently preoccupied with. This week, that subject is citrus.

My partner and I are very lucky to have a beautiful mandarin tree in our yard. While I love mandarins, we have not been able to keep up this year. This tree is amazing - it has grown so much since we moved it and produces pounds and pounds of fruit eve

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