Having enjoyed Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, I read The Botany of Desire. Pollan explore's the historic relationship between humans and four different plants: the apple, the tulip, marijuana and potatoes. Although these plants have been domesticated, each one has had a part of just how they have been "exploited." I'll have to say, though, that I will probably never eat a french fry from McDonald's again after reading the potato chapter.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Plant Sex
Having enjoyed Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, I read The Botany of Desire. Pollan explore's the historic relationship between humans and four different plants: the apple, the tulip, marijuana and potatoes. Although these plants have been domesticated, each one has had a part of just how they have been "exploited." I'll have to say, though, that I will probably never eat a french fry from McDonald's again after reading the potato chapter.
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