Emily Reisman is a human-environment geographer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo (New York). Her research on the almond industry reveals the importance of producing ever new meanings and identities around this unassuming nut in order to avert crises of overproduction. From patriotic attitudes to heart health and the limitlessness of a 'superfood,' a whole series of subjective models have been mobilized over the last century to expand the space of almonds in both our stomachs and our minds.

Music by: Gaetano Fiorin (https://soundcloud.com/gaetanofiorin)