… at the Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden photographer Jeff Carrion set out to capture our version of Chicagohenge—a view of the sun perfectly slotted between natural … felt like our own version of Chicagohenge?
So, I started wandering. Each day, as I learned my way around, I kept an eye out for a spot where the rising sun might align with the … itself naturally, the way skyscrapers do downtown. Without that kind of framing, a sunrise is just a sunrise, something that happens every day.
One morning, I climbed an overlook near the …
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… At Windy City Harvest Youth Farm, our young workers are exposed to nutrition in ways that relate directly to their work. As the season progresses, new crops are … nutrient content increases. Ripening bell peppers turn from green to red. Red bell peppers are best known for their powerful antioxidant properties. Just one pepper contains twice the daily … It was the first time my mom cooked with scallions. We liked them so much that we went to buy more from the store. We had never had them before.” Shekinah Price Windy City Harvest Youth …
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… sustainable agriculture techniques, growing flowers, and providing Lawndale with access to fresh vegetables. Violeta Hernandez Intern Violeta recently graduated from Northeastern … with the students and learning about urban agriculture. Carolina Macias Intern Carolina is an intern from the Windy City Harvest program. She is from the Little Village neighborhood and … vegetables are cherry tomatoes. Quote: “I chose the farm because it showed me a different way of life. I like the farm because it is relaxing to be here.” Theresa Wright Crew leader …
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… in the dense equatorial rainforests of the island of Sumatra. Although the tubers that he sent to Florence died, some seeds survived, and a single seedling was sent to the Royal Botanic … preserve the species. The Garden received several of its titan arums at the same time, which is why the Garden has had several corpse flowers ready to bloom in recent years. It is a rare … Titan arum leaves can grow 8 to 15 feet tall. Q. Did the Garden grow these plants from seed or buy the corms? Where did the Garden get them? A. The Garden's titan arums came from a variety of …
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… The Vaughn hawthorn is thought to be a cross between the Washington hawthorn and the Cockspur hawthorn. It is a … rounded crown (30 feet x 30feet). In spring, fragrant white flowers bloom in clusters and give way to glossy, red fruits that ripen in fall and remain throughout the winter. Birds find these …
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… and pollinators face—and the consequences of their declines. Garden scientists are working to help pollinators and their connections to plants, by studying how to save native bees and … the world to understand and conserve genetic diversity. She’s also studying how jackfruit is pollinated, which can help improve fruit yield. Moths and the Health of Our Oak Woodland … Garden scientist Pat Herendeen, Ph.D. , uses electron microscopy and X-ray tomography (a way to see 3-D images from an X-ray) to learn details on their structure and anatomy. You Can …
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… food movement. Windy City Harvest, the Chicago Botanic Garden's urban agriculture initiative, is thriving with the Farm as its home base. Food 130,000 pounds of fresh produce, 50% distributed … is growing. Farm-stand sales exceeded estimates by 84%. Windy City Harvest asked residents to give feedback on what food they would like to access in the community, and staff swiftly … tell him we could build the VeggieRx volunteerism into his work day and he said, ‘No, it’s my way of giving back.’ Art has progressed through various parts of the program and his success is …
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… pear, waterlily, and jack-in-the-pulpit—and learn a bit about paper engineering along the way. No experience is necessary, but bookbinding or paper craft skills will speed your progress. All supplies …
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… Large green leaves only give away the genus by the unique way they are clustered at the nodes on the upright stem. This distinctly upright prayer plant is topped by bright red showy bracts surrounding the small white flowers. Like other members of …
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… Windspiel is a German word meaning wind play, and it refers to the way the wind moves the blooms of this …
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