John Bartram welcomes you with the horticultural history of America as it began in Philadelphia and Penn’s Woods. His story starts at the very beginning of the international world of plant discovery and identification. His humor, his passion and his achievements will entertain, inspire and awe as he shares his hope for the future of the earth. (This session is designed to be a costumed, stand-alone opening keynote on the subject of sustainability and green earth awareness.) “What Hal Holbrook is to Mark Twain so is Kirk Brown to John Bartram!”