MJ, a Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassador, takes viewers on a fascinating journey through the history of three major crops: potatoes, cotton, and hemp. She explains how potatoes were first domesticated in the Andes 7,000–10,000 years ago and later introduced to Europe, transforming diets and populations. Cotton’s rise from the Nile to the Industrial Age highlights its global economic impact, while hemp, one of humanity’s oldest companions, contributed to clothing, shipping, and trade, and may play a key role in a sustainable future. This episode reveals the deep historical and modern significance of these crops in human civilization.