It was a hot summer day when I sat down to speak with Matthew Pace and Ken Walker, who are leading the charge to rebuild our Biocultural Collection. The AC box I’d wedged snugly into my window was cranked up on high—producing a significant whirring sound that I hoped wouldn’t cause a ruckus on our...| New York Botanical Garden
It is well known that growing your own food is one of the greatest moves that we can make towards eating truly green and sustainably. It cuts the food miles and puts people in control of their own diet destiny in a world where often some of the most ‘sustainable’ and ‘ethical’ large scale supermarket brands still contain ingredients sprayed with vast numbers of chemicals and shipped across the globe, generating a huge carbon footprint. Many people have taken the initiative in the face...| Notes from a Cape Town Botanist