Southwest Grows Urban Farm and Agroecology Hub

08/18/2022

In the Delaware River and other waterways and estuaries across the United States, scientists and conservationists are restoring aquatic vegetation and beds of mussels and oysters to fight pollution and create a strong foundation for healthy ecosystems.

03/24/2022

We say goodbye to our bee friends this week! Did you know we have supported community gardens in Detroit by providing a space for their bees to overwinter? It’s a great partnership with our friends at . They served as educational hives for staff and volunteers during their time here. We look forward to working with them in the future. 🐝🌞🌺

03/13/2022

Allowing it to send back the first images taken from another star system.

02/10/2022

The indigenous corn has a gene that allows it to fix nitrogen from the air, eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizer.

The indigenous corn has a gene that allows it to fix nitrogen from the air, eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizer. A Colorado rancher wandered in to a cave looking for stray cattle and stumbled upon a “pot of gold.” At first he thought it was just a peculiar round […]

02/10/2022

Divers found octopuses building structures out of shells, socializing with neighbors.

02/02/2022

Chef and farmer Matthew Raiford talks about preserving African American cooking and farming.

02/02/2022

Wildlife photographer William Steel snapped the dramatic moment shared between two vervet monkeys in the Gaborone Game Reserve in Botswana. He said one was "seemingly administering CPR".

01/31/2022

01/31/2022

Man grows Jack-and-the-Beanstalk-sized tomato plant using all organic methods! In 1985, an Alabama man named Charles Wilber set a Guinness World Record with his 28-foot-tall tomato plant, loaded with nearly 400 pounds of tomatoes. 35 years later, no one has beat that record, and Wilbur has become so...

01/31/2022

Dope!

The Comma Bookstore & Social Hub is a rarity: Fewer than 6 percent of U.S. bookstores are owned and operated by Black entrepreneurs. Egypt Otis, BA '20, is here to change that.