The Botany of Desire DVD - AV Item

AV Benefits:

Why the AV version? Because it provides additional usage options for PBS videos. AV versions come with limited performance rights so they can be shown in classrooms, at PTA meetings, during after school programs, and transmitted on a closed-circuit system within a building or on a single campus. They also can be enjoyed in admission-free public screenings, which also makes them ideal for use by library patrons and businesses involved in community clubs and organizations.
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Description

• Deleted Scenes:
  - Bringing Back Hard Cider: Steven Wood explains the challenges of re-introducing Americans to a forgotten beverage with an elegant history;
  - How The Delicious Apple Got Its Name: The story of a bright red apple that has become an American icon;
  - Like A Florist From 100 Years Ago: Teresa Sabankaya not only sells antique roses -- she grows most of the flowers in her shop; and
  - Racing the Clock: The Dutch Auction: Aalsmeer is the Wall Street of the flower world, where prices are set in a descending-bid system known as 'the Dutch auction.'
• Panel Discussion:
  The Botany of Desire: Perspectives from the Arts, Humanities and Sciences: A panel of professors from UC Berkeley discusses the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of Desire.
• Bonus Footage:
  Additional footage from Michael Pollan's interview: Some fascinating historical and botanical facts that didn't make it into the documentary. Including:
  The apple: from Rome to America
  Applejack: even harder than hard cider
  Johnny Appleseed: the American Dionysus
  Beyond sweetness
  The tulip: too common to appreciate--
  Clusius and the cult of the tulip
  Hemp vs. marijuana
  Coffee and other plant drugs
  The potato in Europe
  Growing the NewLeaf potato
• Widescreen 16x9 Anamorphic