Roger Swain

Roger Bartlett Swain (born 5 February 1949) is an American botanist, television personality, science writer and journalist. Quotes Doing your own gardening makes you much more aware of food cycles, what it takes to grow it, and what the range of food quality is. Van Tuyl, Laura The Christian Science Monitor 14 April 1989 Why His Garden Grows. Food that's safe and superior to store-bought is one reason; history is another. Interview: Roger Swain of 'Victory Garden' http://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0414/pswain.html Field Days: Journal of an Itinerant Biologist (1983) When it comes to getting away, big pits are a handicap. A quarter-pound seed isn't going to be blown about by anything less than a hurricane, and in water an avocado pit sinks. p. 11 All that we can say, looking at the avocado pit, is that whatever swallowed it must have been big. As big as those fossil skeletons staring out at us from behind the dusty glass of museum cases. p. 14 External links Category:Biologists from the United States Category:Botanists from the United States Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:Scientists from Boston Category:Science authors from the United States Category:Television personalities Category:Journalists from the United States