Breadfruit all around us as far as the eyes can see. Hard to believe that they’re not native to Haiti. Fruits, seeds, plants, and plant parts have been traded and transported by humans since antiquity. The breadfruit is probably native to New Guinea and the Malay Archipelago. From there it spread with the colonization of the South Pacific islands by indigenous tribes. Under the command of Captain William Bligh, in 1789, the HMS Bounty sailed with 1,000 potted breadfruit saplings from Tahiti to Jamaica, where the fruits were intended to feed the growing space population. Within a month of the voyage, the crew rebelled because of lack of fresh drinking water, and they expelled Captain Bligh and his supporters from the ship. Bligh survived the mutiny only to make a second attempt in 1792 where he successfully managed to transport the saplings to Jamaica. The slaves rejected the breadfruit, though, preferring plantains as food instead. Breadfruits contain 25% carbohydrates and 70% water. Not exactly what I’d personally want to live on either 🤷🏾♂️ ・・・ #growninhaiti #youwantbreadfruit #breadfruit #artocarpusaltilis #abundance #haiti #ayiti #captainbligh #mutiny #reforestation #preservation #variety #diversity #agroforestry #foodforest #organic #natural #nogmos #nopesticides #noherbicides https://www.instagram.com/p/BxalFxoj2wb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n6t8hxrjq5wj
