New course coming Spring 2014:
Coffee, Cloves and Chocolate:
Plant Explorers and Thieves
Did you know that pepper was a major player in Europe’s “discovery” of the Americas? Or that coffee is the world’s most widely used psychotropic drug? Learn more about these and other amazing stories as we examine a botanical treasure-trove of important culinary, medicinal, industrial, and ornamental crops over time.
Discover the critical roles plants have played throughout history—from saving lives, to enslaving multitudes, to pitting nation against nation.
HORT 2150
Instructor: Don Rakow
M/W 8:40-9:55 AM (3 credits)