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The Plants We Eat

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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Rhubarb

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/8167/rhubarb.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 18:01

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Pies…and poison?

Comfrey

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7938/comfrey.mp3

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Don’t eat it. Ever.

Hazelnut

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7874/hazelnut.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 19:05 | Recorded on April 30, 2019

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Is it a hazelnut…or a filbert?

Pomegranate

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7702/pomegranate.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 22:13 | Recorded on April 18, 2019

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What does this attractive fruit have to do with nasty parasites? Listen and find out!

Mustard

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7638/mustard.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 23:12

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Let’s not kid ourselves, this stuff is a weed…..but what a tasty weed it is!

Sassafras

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7583/sassafras.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 16:18 | Recorded on March 25, 2019

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Sassafras is best known as the source of the flavor for rootbeer, except that it isn’t anymore — because it’s potentially quite dangerous.

Rutabaga

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7524/rutabaga.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 14.33 | Recorded on March 18, 2019

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What do you get when you cross a turnip with a cabbage?

Dates

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7494/dates.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 23:55 | Recorded on March 12, 2019

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An amazing fruit picked from a palm tree.

Cattails

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7452/cattails.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 19:48 | Recorded on February 25, 2019

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If you were stranded on a desert island with only one plant, this is the one you should be stuck with!

Cinnamon

https://gardens.uncc.edu/podcast-player/7387/cinnamon.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 22:22 | Recorded on February 11, 2019

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Tree bark never tasted so good!

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