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Plants as Liberation: Patrick Wilkin
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We’re back with another Plants as Liberation talk, where Arvolyn Hill, Manager of the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, interviews Black herbalists, houseplant enthusiasts, farmers, and ... Read MoreHistory & People, Videos
Bronx Foodways Oral Histories: Morris Campus Farm with Deina
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In the summer of 2022, Bronx Green-Up Apprentice Liana Castillo interviewed students at the Morris Campus Farm about their experiences on this unique urban educational farm on ... Read MoreHistory & People
If You’re a Plant Person, You’re Not Alone
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Are you a Plant Person? If you identify as one, you’d be among many others who feel the same: 66% of American households own at ... Read MoreHistory & People
My Summer Internship with Bronx Green-Up
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Plants have always been a part of my life for as long as I can remember—from my mom and grandma having their own array of ... Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
NYBG Welcomes Bronx Community Gardeners into the Herbarium as Knowledge-Holders in Ecological Stewardship
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This spring, I helped launch a new initiative at NYBG to collaborate with Bronx-based community gardeners on local biocultural research and preservation. Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
NYBG Expands Science Team with Drs. Mauricio Diazgranados and Eric Sanderson
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We're thrilled to share that two outstanding scholars have joined The New York Botanical Garden’s celebrated Science division over the course of this spring, expanding ... Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
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 MoreSUBSCRIBE
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