Tomato Persona

Aug 9 2019

What's in a name?

Choose your tomato persona. While all the same species, Solanum lycopersicum, tomatoes…


By Amy Weiss

Mulled Cider

Nov 18 2019

Specimen Stories

Put these fruits, seeds, bark, and flower buds together to get mulled…


By Amy Weiss

Fruits of Rosaceae

Apr 22 2023

Specimen Stories

Flowering plants differ from all other plants by producing seeds within fruits;…


By Amy Weiss

Season it with Leaves

Jul 14 2022

Specimen Stories

Culinary herbs are plants with aromatic properties and that are used for…


By Amy Weiss

Love Potions & Charms

Feb 6 2020

Specimen Stories

Love potions and charms are mentioned countless times throughout literature; from ancient…


By Leanna M. Feder

Rice and its Wild Relatives

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Humans have been farming rice for approximately 10,000 years. The two major…


By Leanna M. Feder

Eight Days of Oil

Dec 16 2019

Specimen Stories

Oil has a special significance for those who celebrate Hanukkah. This Jewish…


By Sarah Dutton

Heard it through the grapevine

May 21 2019

Specimen Stories

Vitis is the genus of one of the world’s favorite horticultural crop:…


By Philip Evich

The Peanut Plant and a Black Genius

Feb 20 2020

“One reason I never patent my products is that if I did,…


By Rashad Bell, Nuala Caomhanach

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