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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] RE: Response to Mr. Shoemaker
  • Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 13:30:49 -0500


I remember now. It's called "The Botany of Desire". I really enjoyed reading
it, though it's really the philosphy of man's relationship to plants, not
really a gardening book. But for anyone who's interested in that
relationship it's good reading.

Bill


>>Good point, Allan. I remember reading about how crop farmers are the
>>unwitting servants of the plants- wish I could remember where. Anyone
else
>>read this?
>
> I'm having a senior moment. I read that book. It discussed the
>relationship between man and four specific plants; potatoes, tulips,
>marijuana and ........ It was on the New York Times bestseller list. But I
>can't remember the name of it.
>
> I didn't mean to start another topic. But you're all right, there are
>other earthly creatures that farm. But not on the scale man does, and not
>with the impact man has. It's probably worth studying though.
>
>Bill Shoemaker
>Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
>Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center
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