Agave Is Life

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This documentary unveils the 10,000 year-old story of mankind's relationship with the agave plant. Once a critical resource for survival among hunter and gatherers living in the American Southwest and Mexico, agave later became embedded in myth, religion, art and culture. For these peoples, it was truly a gift from the gods. For millennia this desert succulent provided all life's necessities: food, drink, textiles, fuel, shelter and medicines. Yet, agave faces an uncertain future. Ancient folkways, from fiber craftsmanship to traditional alcohol production, are rapidly disappearing today. While entrepreneurs and scientists work to turn the tide, the loss of diversity of both cultivated and wild agave species may be the ultimate arbitrator.

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This documentary unveils the 10,000 year-old story of mankind's relationship with the agave plant. Once a critical resource for survival among hunter and gatherers living in the American Southwest and Mexico, agave later became embedded in myth, religion, art and culture. For these peoples, it was truly a gift from the gods. For millennia this desert succulent provided all life's necessities: food, drink, textiles, fuel, shelter and medicines. Yet, agave faces an uncertain future. Ancient folkways, from fiber craftsmanship to traditional alcohol production, are rapidly disappearing today. While entrepreneurs and scientists work to turn the tide, the loss of diversity of both cultivated and wild agave species may be the ultimate arbitrator.

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