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12-29-2011, 08:27 AM #1OPSenior Member
The Botany of Desire
Highly recommend this PBS documentary it makes you think of plants in a whole new way. :thumbsup:
Michael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human civilization. The film tells these stories and examines these relationshipsDrWalter Reviewed by DrWalter on . The Botany of Desire Highly recommend this PBS documentary it makes you think of plants in a whole new way. :thumbsup: Michael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human Rating: 5
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