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  • Tuesday, May 5, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern – Rooting the Soil, Online

    Rooting the Soul will discuss a psycho-spiritual illness prominent in Latin America: susto. (In the West, susto loosely parallels post-traumatic stress disorder.) Susto is often treated using plant medicines and other earth-based materials. Myriam Gurba will discuss the ways that susto has manifested in her life and how it shaped the writing of Poppy State: A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings. She will also discuss how transforming her relationship to land and rekindling her relationship to Indigenous nations helped to repair her experience of susto. California native plants and animals will be central to this conversation. Native lands occupied by the settler colonial state of Mexico will also be part of this conversation. Program participants will be encouraged to engage in personal storytelling. This Garden Conservancy online discussion takes place May 5 at 2 pm Eastern. $5 for Conservancy members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.gardenconservancy.org/events/web26-rooting-the-soul

    MYRIAM GURBA is the author of several books, including Poppy State: A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings. Her writing has been published by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Paris Review. She is part of the movement to end gender-based violence. She enjoys coffee, dirt, and freedom.

    You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom. A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar.

  • Thursday, January 29, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern – Mexican History of Botany, Online

    In this January 29 AHS online talk, Dr. Lopez will focus on the history of botany in Mexico (including the southwestern United States that were previously part of Mexico), drawing from his new book, Rooted in Place: Botany, Indigeneity, and Art in the Construction of Mexican Nature, 1570-1914. Rooted in Place traces historical transformations in the relationship between nature and imagined communities across three interlinked moments in the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the late nineteenth century in Mexico. It is the first major study of the relationship between understandings of nature and the creation of structures of rule within Mexico. The book intentionally weaves between environmental history, history of science, visual culture, and political history.

    Rick A. López is Anson D. Morse 1871 Professor of Latin American History and Environmental Studies at Amherst College.

    REGISTER NOW. $15 AHS members, $20 nonmembers.

  • Thursday, February 9 – Wednesday, February 15, 2023 – San Miguel de Allende

    Join Pacific Horticulture for Valentine’s Day in romantic San Miguel de Allende. Private garden visits include a lush, walled compound, a collector’s home and garden with sculpture and fabulous Mexican art, and a quirky artist retreat filled with ongoing mosaic projects. San Miguel de Allende is a city that manages to be both quaint and cosmopolitan at the same time. Once an important stop on the silver route between Zacatecas and Mexico City, its historic center is filled with well-preserved buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. With its narrow cobblestone streets, leafy courtyards, fine architectural details, and sumptuous interiors, San Miguel de Allende is arguably the prettiest town in Mexico. Itinerary can be found at https://www.sterlinggardentours.com/sanmiguel2023

    For complete information visit https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/tours/san-miguel-de-allende-2023/

  • Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 pm – Origins of the Green Revolution: Hybrid Seeds, Hunger, and Mexico-India Cooperation

    Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, will speak on Wednesday, November 14 at 6 pm (site to be determined) on the Origins of the Green Revolution: Hybrid Seeds, Hunger, and Mexico-India Cooperation.

    As a devastating famine gripped India and Pakistan in 1966, a cargo of hybrid wheat seeds from Mexico arrived one fateful day on India’s coast. The seeds were first planted across the Punjab region using new agricultural methods, including intensive fertilizers and irrigation. The crop’s high yield surprised farmers and helped save many from hunger that year. Gabriela Soto Laveaga will talk about the origins of these hybrid seeds, their role in the Green Revolution, and the unexpected technological, environmental, and social impacts they had on both Mexico and India. Free and open to the public. Free event parking available at 52 Oxford Street Garage

    Presented in collaboration with the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. For updates on venue, visit https://hmnh.harvard.edu/green-revolution

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  • Friday, October 28 – Thursday, November 3 – San Miguel de Allende

    Join Pacific Horticulture on October 28 – November 3 as they tour the artistic, cultural, and horticultural riches of San Miguel de Allende timed to include Dia de Muertos celebrations and street festivals. Past tours, which include visits to local public and private gardens, historical points of interest, and venturing out to surrounding villages and towns as well, have sold out quickly.

    San Miguel is located in the far eastern part of the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico and has long been a destination for artistic and creative people from all over the world. Famous for its well-preserved historic center filled with buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries, both San Miguel and the nearby Sanctuary of Atotonilco are designated World Heritage Sites. Discover the historic beauty and modern flair for the dramatic that is the hallmark of this charming city. Come with us and experience this one-of-a-kind location filled with color and a vibrant, artistic lifestyle. For complete itinerary, pricing, and registration visit: http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/tours/san-miguel-de-allende/#sthash.6hAkiOov.dpuf

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  • Sunday, January 20 – Friday, January 25 – The Kingdom of the Monarchs

    A Harvard Museum of Natural History Travel Program will take place Sunday, January 20 – Friday, January 25, 2012, entitled The Kingdom of the Monarchs. One of the world’s most astounding natural events occurs each year in North America, featuring one of its most unlikely creatures, the delicate monarch butterfly. Up to 300 million monarchs set flight on a remarkable 2,500-mile journey from the northeastern U.S. and Canada to their ancestral wintering grounds in the volcanic mountains of central Mexico. Until recently, the location of their breeding grounds remained a mystery. How an infant generation of butterflies finds it anew each year is still an enigma. Join this small group to experience this moving phenomenon, as well as Mexico ’s charming colonial villages.  The full itinerary and PDF of trip brochure will be available soon at www.hmnh.harvard.edu/travel/t_na_monarchs13.htm. $2,995 per person, with a $545 single supplement, if needed.  Photo from www.nathab.com.

  • Sunday, January 30 – Friday, February 4 – Kingdom of the Monarchs

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History will sponsor a six day trip led by Dr. Alfonso Alonso beginning January 30 to Kingdom of the Monarchs.  One of the world’s most astounding natural events occurs each year in North America, featuring one of its most unlikely creatures, the delicate monarch butterfly.  Up to 300 million monarchs set flight on a remarkable 2,500 mile journey from the  northeastern US and Canada to their ancestral wintering grounds in the volcanic mountains of central Mexico.  Until recently, the location of their breeding grounds remained a mystery.  How an infant generation of butterflies finds it anew each year is still an enigma.  Join a small group to experience this moving phenomenon, as well as Mexico’s charming colonial villages.  There is an optional humpback whale post-extension.  Price $2,995 per person double occupancy, with a $545 single supplement available.  To learn more, log on to www.hmnh.harvard.edu and click on World Expeditions: Travel.