The ideas range from centuries-old traditions to newly developed bio-materials

contains critical contributions that address the prospect of global strife surrounding the discursive foreclosures of the Anthropocene

now we have eighty-nine in all

With full-color illustrations and extended resources

author of Underland The more we learn about fungi

Kudzu Relationships between Humans and Plants The ideas range from centuries-oldKudzu, a highly destructive plant first imported into the US from Asia, has become known as The vine that ate the south. During the Great Depression, farmers were paid to plant it as it was seen as a good way to combat soil erosion. However, Kudzu can grow over 30cm a day and, as such, today it represents a huge problem for the southern states, even entering the lexicon as a synonym for something that comes in and rapidly takes over everything. Kudzu