Zella talks with Dr. Guido Marcelle, a world renowned pharmacognosist, farmer and Grenadian about his culture and passion for botany.
On this episode of Culture & Flavor, Zella talks with Dr. Guido Marcelle, a world renowned pharmacognosist, farmer and Grenadian about his culture and passion for botany.
Dr. Marcelle is retired and is now a practicing natural farmer/ environmentalist and instructor in farming and sustainable agriculture, science, and innovation, particularly to youths and women. He worked with the Government of Grenada for years as Chief Analytical Chemist and Head of the Grenada Produce Chemist Laboratory with analytical and managerial responsibilities in the areas of Foods, Food Technology, Forensic drugs, and Pesticides among others. He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Trinidad, with a BSc. (Botany, Chemistry), MSc. ( Chemistry) and from the University of Illinois, U S A, Ph.D. ( Pharmacognosy ) and has published papers in the areas of Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, and Botany as well as authored two books and co-authored Caribbean Spice Island Plants and has done a variety of presentations locally, regionally and internationally.