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Learn the Tricks of Foraging
Learning to identify and incorporate edibles like garlic mustard in your diet is a wonderful way to get in touch with the natural world.
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Congrats to BCAP!
Congratulations to all the participants in the Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program for receiving a 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award presented by First Lady Michelle Obama!
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Green Horizons at BBG
BBG hosted this year's Green Horizons, New York City’s free conference on careers in natural resources and the environment for middle schools.
By Rebecca Bullene -
Save Your Vegetable Seeds
Saving seeds is a global effort of immense importance. But home gardeners should also institute this practice—not so much as an insurance policy against floods, famine, or doomsday, but as a way to save natural resources and money, and as a means to become more in tune with the life of the garden.
By Medi Blum -
Learn About Composting
Autumn is a great time to learn about composting!
By Jenny Blackwell -
Rats!
Is it realistic to imagine an urban garden—or a city—without rats?
By BBG Staff -
Blueberry and Huckleberry Shrubs
Blueberry and huckleberry shrubs are hardy and versatile garden plants. The edible berries are a tasty bonus (if you can beat the birds to them).
By Mariellé Anzelone -
Harvest Season in the Children’s Garden
Walk by on an autumn day you'll see a bounty of veggies ready to be harvested in the Children's Garden.
By Dave Daly -
Red-tailed Hawk and Natural History
It’s always a good day when one of Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s regular visitors, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicencis) is spotted.
By Karen Orlando -
BBG Supports Plants for the Planet
Botanic Gardens Conservation International has launched Plants for the Planet, a website to promote support for BCGI’s Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.
By BBG Staff
