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The Botany of Desire, with Michael Pollan
Featuring author, journalist, activist, and professor Michael Pollan, and based on his best-selling book, this program takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship with the plant world—seen from the plants' point of view. ...
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Burt Wolf : what we eat: This spud's for you : how the potato changed the world
First cultivated in the Andean Mountains of South America about 7,000 years ago, the potato fed the great Inca Empire and their Spanish conquerors. The potato became a staple of the sailors' diet because it prevented scurvy. Germany and the British ...