Afrobotany With Marc Williams

In this class we will explore a multitude of contributions from African Americans to the farm, garden, herbal, horticultural and scientific traditions of the United States. Items of focus will include crops brought to the USA from Africa, traditional diets combining those plants with the native plants of the Americas and the food as medicine practices that have grown from this synthesis. Other aspects will include an exploration of African American garden aesthetics, innovations in plant science and landscape practices in the USA and beyond.