The Plants We Eat

By Botanical GardensEducation Natural Sciences

The Plants We Eat episodes

November 04, 2019 Passion Fruit
The most amazing flower you will ever see, and a tasty fruit too!
20 min
October 29, 2019 Sesame
It makes your muscles big….kinda.
0 min
October 21, 2019 Millet
Gluten Free means Flat Cookies
15 min
October 14, 2019 Soy
An Asian plant that isn’t really grown in Asia that much anymore.
23 min
October 09, 2019 Coconut
Is it a seed or a sports drink?
20 min
October 01, 2019 GMOs
For our 50th podcast — Should we care whether a food is genetically modified? The short answer is yes. The long answer is quite a bit more complicated.
0 min
September 23, 2019 Papaya
If it weren’t for genetically modified papaya we might not have papaya at all.
17 min
September 16, 2019 Lychee
A tasty little fruit that takes dozens if not hundreds of children’s lives every year.
20 min
June 03, 2019 Spikenard
And for our last podcast of season 2, a (very) oldie but goodie!
16 min
May 27, 2019 Paw Paw
What fruit is native to the United States, tastes oddly tropical, and is about as popular as eating mud? Yep, you got it — the Paw Paw.
19 min

About The Plants We Eat

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About The Plants We Eat: From apples and artichokes to digitalis and peyote, our world is full of amazing plants that we interact with on a daily basis. This greenery can sustain us, intoxicate us, cure us of disease, and even kill us. Join us as we investigate the surprising history, biology, and culture behind The Plants We Eat.

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