| Event Name: | Lecture - Ethnobotany of the home and hearth |
| Description: | Join Will McClatchey as he explores how and when a community becomes “indigenous” to an environment, and the process of developing strong patterns of interaction with a flora.
All of our ancestors originated in East Africa and spread from there to a series of new environments. In each new location they must have learned about the plants growing there including ones that would have been new to them. Today, some communities are recognized as “indigenous” and having a deeper knowledge of their environment than communities that are non-indigenous or new to a place. A basic question is: How long does it take a community to become “indigenous” to an environment or to develop strong patterns of interaction with a flora? Experiments in Thailand, Hawaii and Texas will be presented that begin to address this question.
Will McClatchey is well-known for his role in developing modern ethnobotanical techniques and research questions, and as an excellent teacher and public speaker. We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be a memorable evening. As ever, we will move to The Botanist afterwards, an opportunity to meet the speaker and this year's new Ethnobotany MSc students from the University of Kent.
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| Type of Event: | Nature Events |
| Event Agenda: | Lecturer: Will McClatchey (Botanical Research Institute of Texas) Admission free, no booking required. Discussion continues afterwards at The Botanist on Kew Green.
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| Event Location: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | Park - Garden - Open Space |
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| Directions: | Jodrell Lecture Theatre Entry via Jodrell Gate, Kew Road, TW9 3DS
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| Event Start Date | 11-Oct-11 |