A GROWING PASSION: Distant Roots And Tasty Shoots: Plants At The Zoo

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A GROWING PASSION: Distant Roots And Tasty Shoots: Plants At The Zoo
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. We stroll through the zoo with some of the staff who point out plants they harvest on-site, then we go off-site where they grow and harvest more. What there isn't room to grow on-site gets collected along highways and in neighborhoods around San Diego County.

, a television show that celebrates all the ways that San Diego “grows,” from farms and nurseries to backyards and schoolyards, to native habitats and more.. What few people realize is that the Zoo and Safari Park have world-class collections of more than a million plants, too.We stroll through the zoo with some of the browse staff who point out plants they harvest on-site, then take us to the offsite farm where they grow and harvest more browse.

We visit reserved koalas whose strict eucalyptus diet is prepared in a special kitchen, tortoises who enjoy a range of fresh greens and more., you can stream your favorite and local station shows. Download it for free on your favorite device. The app allows you to catch up on recent episodes and discover award-winning shows.Jen is a web producer at KPBS, responsible for program promotion, online membership-related activities, and is the editor of the KPBS community calendar.

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