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Watch, Learn, and Grow: Using Backyard Farmer to Grow Knowledge and Gardens
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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center If you’ve ever had a question about your lawn, garden, or landscape in Nebraska, chances are Backyard Farmer had the answer...
Butterflies and Moths of Kimmel: June's Field Notes
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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center Adult Black Swallowtail ( Papilio polyxenes ) flying and feeding from Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) At the heart of...
What’s Growing on My Common Milkweed?
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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center If you’ve walked past a patch of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) recently, you may have noticed more than just its sweet...
Monarch Milestones at Kimmel: Newly Certified Monarch Waystation and Recent Sightings
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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center Adult Monarch ( Danaus plexippus) feeding on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) flowers We’re thrilled to share that Kimmel...
Meet the Monarch: Migration, Milkweed, and Why It Matters
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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center Meet the Monarch: The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is one of North America's most iconic insects, easily recognized...
Pollinator Conservation in Action: Three At-Risk Species Documented at Kimmel Orchard
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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center This summer, three pollinator species listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ , the Southern Plains Bumble Bee...
First Japanese Beetle Sighting of the Season
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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center Monday, June 23rd, marked the first official Japanese beetle sighting of the season here at Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard...
David Samuel Stern
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Mary Magdalene for The New Yorker The May 26 issue of The New Yorker features a Woven Portrait, commissioned by the magazine, to accompany Michael Pollan's article "High Priests: What religious...
Christopher Maly
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"My full length play, The Ghosts on the Wall, has been published by Amsterdam Press as a part of Kenneth Wald's (University of Florida) memoir of the same name. The script is comprised of letters...
Jee Hwang
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Jee Hwang was curated into "THICKET" a dense, verdant, group show curated by Kirstin Lamb. Up from June 7th to July 19th, OVERLAP Art Gallery, Newport, RI will host an Opening Reception: Sat. June 7th...
Olena Mosiyevych
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The Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago is pleased to announce Between Roots and Horizon, an exhibition by Olena Mosiyevych, opening on Friday, February 7, at 7:00 pm. Bringing together a series of...
Justin Haynes publishes "Ibis"
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Book Details Publisher: Overlook Press Publish Date: Feb 11st, 2025 Pages: 352 Language: English EAN: 9781419772771 Categories:• World Literature - Caribbean & West Indies• Magical Realism• Literary...
Indrani Nayar-Gall's New body of work "Voice" included in the Inner Eye's Exhibition
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The body of work that was to follow, was when a House can be A Home. Instead, the political environment on abortion rights within the U.S. and global rise of authoritarianism and misogynistic efforts...
Sarah Rowe presents Starseeds: "Pilamaya"
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Resident Artist Sarah Rowe presented: Starseeds: "Pilamaya" at our January Third Thursday, 1/16/2025. Filmmaker: Michael Hennings Starseeds: "Pilamaya" a spectacular two minute film, reveals the...
A. Kendra Greene Publishes Essays
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Available March 4, 2025 wherever books are sold! No Less Strange or Wonderful Essays by A. Kendra Greene “Revelatory. . . . Prepare yourself to be dazzled.”—Ben Fountain, author of Devil Makes Three...
Kimmel Kids Club - Winter Edition
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Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard is dedicated to a mission of education and historic preservation. The Kimmel Kids Club offers quarterly learning booklets for elementary age children to learn about nature...
My Garden
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Due to adverse cold conditions earlier this year, Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard will not have a 2024 crop of peaches. A January cold snap that dipped below zero for a two-week period, has impacted...
Catherine Jagoe Publishes New Book of Poetry
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We are excited to share that recent KHN writing alum, Catherine Jagoe, has a new book of poems that came out this spring. Praying to the God of Small Things is now available for purchase at Amazon and...
Matthew Daddona Publishes Debut Novel
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Congratulations are in order for 2023 resident alum Matthew Daddona, as he prepares for his May 2024 publication date for his debut novel, The Longitude of Grief. From the Publisher: Henry Manero...
Andrea Wolper to Release New Album
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Andrea Wolper was a Composer/Musician resident in the summer of 2019. This spring she is releasing a new album titled Wanderlust. One of the songs on the album, "Eventide," she started writing during...