The Great Jerusalem Artichoke Scandal part 1

Have you ever heard about the time the Jerusalem Artichoke was supposed to save America? Fix our farming problems and create fuel independence? Well this story is worth listening to- it's got televangelists, pyramid schemes, MAGA, Messianic characters, and more! During the 1980s, during a dramatic rise in farm equity, followed by shocking equity loss, followed by disruptive international grain embargoes and threats of input cost inflation, farmers did anything they could to direct their fate into something potentially prosperous, and many discovered a pair of men promising the world, through the Jerusalem artichoke - a "miracle crop" that turned out to be too good to be true.   To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For more information and updates, visit www.poorproles.com and subscribe to our e-mail list. For the supplemental reader that goes along with the podcast, visit poorprolesalmanac.substack.com   Source: "The great Jerusalem artichoke circus" Joseph A. Amato