Tag: plants

Spill the Tea: The history of tea in Michigan

Spill the Tea: The history of tea in Michigan

Holly Long I love tea; I drink it every single day. It is warm, hydrating, and is known for healing properties. But the tea leaves most drink today are imported and are not indigenous to North America and are rarely grown here. Tea leaves, not 

Let’s Make Botany Hip Again, Part 2: Experimenting with Experimenting

Let’s Make Botany Hip Again, Part 2: Experimenting with Experimenting

In my previous blog post, I discussed Professor Beal’s pioneering hands-on teaching strategies and his efforts in building the College’s first botanical laboratory. As I delved into research about the botanical laboratory and Beal, it became apparent that the lab was not Beal’s only, or