2x In person tickets to Bonnie Lander Johnson | Vanishing Landscapes Sat 22 Nov | 2:00pm, Old Divinity School, Cambridge.

‘Once, we knew the landscape and the plants around us as intimately as we knew ourselves. From apples and saffron to the timber that built our homes and the wheat that made our bread, plants shaped our daily lives. Today, much of that knowledge and intimacy has faded.

In Vanishing Landscapes, Bonnie Lander Johnson, Fellow and Associate Professor at Downing College, Cambridge, tells the story of how our bond with nature unravelled, through the histories of seven plants, including saffron, wheat and woad. Along the way, she meets farmers in Ireland, winemakers in Yorkshire, cloth dyers in the Highlands, and cuts reeds in the Norfolk fens.

This is a journey into how we became modern, but also a tender reminder that it isn’t too late to find our way back. Join Bonnie for a fascinating exploration of a world we may never have fully known, but one we still long for.

In conversation with Alex Clark.

Venue: Old Divinity School

Duration: 1 hour