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Surprise Public Library: ASU OLLI: 093 | Provisions, Pleasures & Poisons of the Sonoran Desert
March 14, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
$42.00
The plant species found in the Sonoran Desert have been used by people for centuries for food, as components in religious ceremonies and as poisons for purposes both benign and diabolic. Join us with Dr. Ken Sweat PhD, ASU New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, as we discuss these Sonoran plants. From the highly nutritious mesquite bean to the hallucinogenic and often fatal sacred Datura, this lecture series will explore a collection of the local plants used for such purposes by both native and modern cultures.
Please note that this class features 60 minutes of lecture and 30 minutes for discussion and Q&A.
THURSDAY MARCH 14, 2024 AT 10:30AM
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