Interesting. No vegies. etc., for a year.
Wonder if it made a difference in production 5,775 years ago???
Did it rejuvenate the soil? Maybe.
Now we just spray them with stuff from Monsanto.
Hmmm, just be cause they couldn’t cultivate veggies doesn’t mean they didn’t eat them. Strays probably grew. Also, they could have had wild roots and herbs.
It does sound like it would sort of work as a form of crop rotation, although the relationship between leguminous crops and soil enrichment was recognized in ancient Greece, and it's not unlikely (just unattested) that it was recognized by anyone growing them over generations of time. Be aware that there are those who claim that a sabbatical year is the next big thing in response to climate change. My view is, it was just another way to put the boot on the necks.