American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)

Plants, People, Science

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Horticultural science is the only discipline that incorporates both the science and aesthetics of plants. It is the science and art of producing edible fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and ornamental plants, improving and commercializing them. Plants, People, Science, a podcast by the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), will bring you the recent advancements in science, technology, innovation, development, and education for economically important horticultural crops and plants. Each episode features an interview with an American Society for Horticultural Science member, a dis...

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Episodes

Horticultural Therapy, Part One - An Interview with Dr. Candice Shoemaker 30.05.2023 58:36

In the first part of this two part episode on horticultural therapy, Sam and Lara talk to Dr. Candice Shoemaker, Professor Emeritus of Horticulture and Human Health at Kansas State University. Dr. Shoemaker talks about the varied and winding path that eventually led to her career in horticultural therapy, explains the basics and history of the field, and describes the benefits of receiving horticu...

Horticultural Therapy, Part Two - An Interview with Abby Jaroslow 30.05.2023 42:51

In the second part of the Plants, People, Science Horticultural Therapy discussion, Lara follows up on the topic with horticultural therapist Abby Jaroslow who leads the horticultural therapy program at the Alice & Herbert Sachs Therapeutic Conservatory at MossRehab Einstein Medical Center in Elkins Park, PA and is also an instructor at the New York Botanical Gardens. She works with individual...

Native and Nonnative Ornamentals as Pollinator Plants - A Discussion with Dr. Sandra B. Wilson 05.01.2023 52:59

In this live episode of Plants, People, Science , Sam and Lara interview Dr. Sandra B. Wilson, a Professor in the Department of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida, to discuss her research, her career, and her advice for young researchers. The featured article is available on the ASHS HortScience electronic journal website at https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI16123-21 . To learn...

Seed Your Future - A Discussion with Executive Director Jazmin Albarran 26.10.2022 37:57

Seed Your Future’s mission is to promote horticulture and inspire people to pursue careers working with plants. In this episode of Plants, People, Science , Sam and Lara interview Jazmin Albarran, Executive Director of Seed Your Future, to discuss the movement, its progress with attracting students to plant science careers in the years since Seed Your Future’s start in 2013, and the plan of action...

Plants, People, Science - Trailer 24.08.2022 1:14

Send us Fan Mail Learn more about the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) at https://ashs.org/ . HortTechnology , HortScience and the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science are all open-access and peer-reviewed journals, published by the American Society of Horticultural Science (ASHS). Find them at journals.ashs.org . Consider becoming an ASHS member at https://a...

How the Pandemic Shifted Trends in Gardening - A Discussion with Dr. Benjamin Campbell 27.07.2022 30:20

For this kickoff episode, Sam and Lara interview Dr. Benjamin Campbell, an agricultural economist, to talk about his recent research on how horticulture consumer behavior has changed from COVID-19. Find this featured publication at https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04911-21 . The authors include Benjamin Campbell, David San Fratello, William Secor, and Julie Campbell, from the Department of Agricul...