Ep. 5. The Lemon and the Mafia

Not everything was going to come straight from the book. This is the first episode we go off-topic. In any case, this episode picks up a story that, I think, is little known: "the birth of the Sicilian Mafia due to the cultivation of lemons".Yes, I know it sounds unbelievable but fruits and vegetables are behind a many extraordinary stories like this one or, to name another, the case of the banana that gave rise to the so-called “banana republics”.Learn about the history of Italy and the fresh produce business through the power of stories, legends, books, podcasts and academic papers.