ABOUT
| I'm a researcher and writer specialising in ethnobotany - the relationship between people and plants. I focus on the importance of plants to people and our dependence on products from plants. My work explores: |
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● the uses of plants ● the materials plants provide ● perceptions of plants that shape culture, identity and livelihoods |
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| Best known for Plants For People - a guide to the ways in which plants support our daily lives
(first written for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew &
used by the Eden Project) - I'm currently documenting celebrations held in honour of food plants. There is a summary of some of my work here. |
I've researched, written and spoken widely about the uses people make of plants, from spices to monkey puzzle trees, for adults and children via books, articles, educational materials, information leaflets, lectures, radio broadcasts and podcasts, and was the first ethnobotanist on BBC TV's series 'Rough Science'. |
| Every plant has a history, a use, an image, a story ... can I help you find it? | |
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