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How Plants Are Used in Centuries-old “Weather Magic” Practices on Islands in the Southwestern Pacific Nation of Vanuatu
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Together with a group of colleagues in the United States and in Vanuatu, we recently published a study on how plants are used in “weather ... Read MoreHistory & People
Honoring Sarah Harlow During National Library Week
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Born October 20th,1957 in Florida, Orange County, New York, Sarah Havens Harlow received her Bachelor of Science in Botany at Wellesley College in 1891 and ... Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
The First Children’s Gardening Book—in Latin
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The Mertz Library recently acquired a 1545 edition of a children’s book, De Re Hortensi Libellus. Originally published in 1535, it is thought to be ... Read MoreHistory & People
Meet Your Tour Guide: Women in Garden Design Tour
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Ellen Shipman, Beatrix Farrand, and Marian Coffin—groundbreakers—proved that it’s not a man’s world out in the garden.” Read MoreHistory & People, Videos
Plants as Liberation: Joshua Bennett
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Our Plants as Liberation Series continues this #BlackHistoryMonth with an interview featuring renowned poet Joshua Bennett, whose "The Bond of Live Things Everywhere" poetry exhibit ... Read MoreHistory & People
NYBG Holiday Celebrations Through the Years
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The holidays are a special time at NYBG. The magic of the season spreads as frost covers the landscape and the falling snow makes the ... Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
Cowpeas and the African Diaspora: What Can Natural History Collections Add?
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Cowpeas, which belong to the legume family of plants, are an annual crop—planted anew from seed each year—grown throughout much of the world. Read MoreHistory & People
Sharing the Craft of Fire Cider
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As this fall season comes to an end, I’m reflecting on the wonderful time we had at the first annual Fire Cider Workshop curated by ... Read MoreHistory & People
Councilmember Amanda Farías Takes Part in Urban Advantage Family Science Day
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NYBG had the pleasure of a visit from Councilmember Amanda Farías for our Urban Advantage (UA) Family Science Day on Sunday, October 30, in our ... Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
Cowpeas and the African Diaspora, Part Two: A Life-Giving Crop
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Genetic, historical, and archeological evidence suggests that cowpeas were domesticated in the Sahelian region of West Africa, and perhaps also in East Africa, several thousand ... Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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