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Pink Never Dyes: International Postage Stamps Colored Pink
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Everyone knows the excitement of opening up the mailbox and spotting a letter—wedged between a pile of bills, addressed in handwriting, with a fun stamp ... Read MoreHistory & People, Videos
The Bond of Live Things Everywhere with Joshua Bennett
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"This project started as a dream, well over a decade ago ... I've been writing for about that long about what I've called the Black ... Read MoreHistory & People
Hector Castillo Carvajal Talks Bronx Coffee
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In honor of Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, let's hear more about the South Bronx specialty coffee roaster Don Carvajal Café, and the founder and ... Read MoreBehind the Scenes
Garden Sees Two Hawk Nests in 2022
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Since 2009, I’ve been writing about the Garden’s red-tailed hawks here on Plant Talk, and I'm happy to report that 2022 marks their sixth consecutive ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Plant Science
Color of Biodiversity
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
Pink is not just pretty—it’s primeval. And this year, pink is being honored as PANTONE’s Color of Biodiversity. Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
Hispanic Heritage and Philippine Medicinal Plants: The Personal Story of Kathleen Cruz Gutierrez, Ph.D.
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On Hummingbirds
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There is one summer visitor to the Garden so iconic that it’s become a symbol of the wonders of the animal kingdom, and yet it ... Read MoreHistory & People, Videos
Plants as Liberation: Suhaly Bautista-Carolina
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"Justice is so central to what we are seeing in the world right now, and solidarity is so critical." Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Plant Science
East End Story: Protecting Shinnecock Plant Knowledge and Biodiversity on Long Island
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The Indigenous people of the Shinnecock Nation have long maintained a strong connection to the plants of their homelands on the eastern end of Long ... Read MoreHistory & People, Videos
Plants as Liberation: Leah Penniman
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Hear from Leah Penniman, Cofounder and Farm Director of Soul Fire Farm, as she talks with Arvolyn Hill about the pumpkin of Haiti that featured ... Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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