> The book "Against the Grain" attempts to answer the question of "why
agriculture".  Great book, highly recommended.  I believe one of the
theories was, because grain could be stored, for the first time ever people
could become rich, which motivated some to pursue it.
>

dried meats nuts and beries can be stored too . the native of the west coast
of canada did also store lot of foods for the winter.
jean-claude