May 2011
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Organic Hops: Coming in 2013 →
A very interesting look at the politics and economics behind your favorite beer from our friends over at Civil Eats.
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When Farm Meets Forest →
utnereader:
We typically think of forestland and farmland as being mutually exclusive. But many indigenous people around the world traditionally have cultivated crops right alongside trees and shrubs, and some sustainable-development advocates believe it’s time to bring back and update these “agroforestry” practices. Read more …
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Paignton Zoo on hunt for Herbert Whitley's lost... →
A botanic garden in the U.K. is asking professional and amateur plantsmen to help them find cultivars of plants created by their eccentric, millionaire founder Herbert Whitley. Whitley was obsessed with the color blue, and worked to breed blue plants and blue fowl on his estate. He used the cultivar name Primley Blue.
Whitley focused on the color blue because it is so hard to achieve, a fact we...
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We’re currently reading Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf, and loving every page of it. What are you reading that is gardening-related, right now?
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From the Library: Agaricus contortus
As illustrated in Herbier de la France by Pierre Bulliard.
These digitized volumes were added by The New York Botanical Garden’s LuEsther T. Mertz Library to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The Mertz Library is a contributing member to the BHL consortium.
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Morning Eye Candy: Fit For a Prince →
Or perhaps a frog?
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
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More Free New York Botanical Garden Herbarium... →
Due to popular demand, more free wallpaper from the New York Botanical Garden Herbrium’s Virtual Herbarium. This one is Booth’s willow, or Salix boothii.
Click through to get the background for your computer or iPhone.
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“The New York Botanical Gardens might be my favorite thing I’ve seen since...”
– Sharon, the blogger behind the beautiful NYC Taught Me on her recent trip to the Garden. We’re so glad you enjoyed your visit Sharon! And yes, please come back for the Train Show, you’ll love it. Click through for the photos. They’re wonderful!
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Life Before Chardonnay: California's Lost White... →
A cool look at how Prohibition changed the landscape of California wine country.
Morning Eye Candy: Do Not Adjust Your Monitor →
These colors are entirely real.
Rhododendron ‘Hinomayo’ in the Azalea Garden (photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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“Astoundingly, organic items at farmer’s markets were nearly 40 percent cheaper...”
– New Study Compares Prices at Farmers’ Markets and Supermarkets. The Results Might Surprise You.
Purple Haze →
I took this photo in July of 1968 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Jimi Hendrix’s first album, Are You Experienced, had just been released in the US, and I…
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The Future of Cafeteria Food →
It’s not just grade school and high school cafeterias that need a “real food” makeover. Millions of adult Americans get their midday meal from corporate or college cafeterias, too. Mark Bittman takes a look at two food service companies that are trying to change the way cubicle dwellers and college kids eat.
