History & People
Posted in History & People
We
at
NYBG
were
saddened
to
hear
of
the
recent
passing
of
Nancy
Wallace,
who
was
a
fierce
advocate
for
the
Bronx
River
and
was
...
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History & People, Videos
Posted in History & People, Videos
In
the
latest
edition
of
Plants
as
Liberation,
NYBG's
Arvolyn
Hill
interviews
Cleopatra
Tatabele—an
activist,
educator,
and
organizer
whose
Black,
Indigenous,
and
Latinx
roots
inform
...
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History & People, Inside our Collections
Posted in History & People, Inside our Collections
When you think of Darwin, the first Darwin that comes to mind is probably Charles, who holds a legacy as the “Father of Evolution.”
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History & People, Plant Science
Posted in History & People, Plant Science
Dr.
Emily
Sessa’s
office
is
flooded
with
light—fit
for
a
scientist
who
studies
plants.
She
sits
facing
out
onto
the
Garden,
from
a
perfect
vantage
...
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History & People, Videos
Posted in History & People, Videos
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
...
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History & People, Videos
Posted in History & People, Videos
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
...
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History & People
Posted in History & People
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
...
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History & People
Posted in History & People
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
...
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History & People, Inside our Collections
Posted in History & People, Inside our Collections
This spring, I helped launch a new initiative at NYBG to collaborate with Bronx-based community gardeners on local biocultural research and preservation.
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History & People, Plant Science
Posted in History & People, Plant Science
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
...
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