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May 13 & May 20: Ask Me Anything with the Frank Lab

Last Friday, May 8, plant science kits (including vegetable seedlings, seeds, supplies, and lessons) that ICG produced in collaboration with the amazing team at Cornell’s Frank Lab were distributed by school bus to every Ithaca City School District receiving school meals through ICSD’s Farm to

April 15: Ask Me Anything with Hortus Forum

Throughout April, ICG gave away more than 300 baby houseplants that were generously donated to ICG by Hortus Forum, Cornell’s undergraduate horticulture club. On Wednesday, April 15 Shelby, Sam, and Samra of Hortus Forum joined the ICG team to answer questions and share why they

Power Seeds

Seeds are pretty amazing things.  For something so small, they sure do a lot. Each seed has an embryo, or baby plant, as well as nutrients to get it started and a seed coat to protect it. One part of the embryo will become the

How do plants “drink” water?

Have you ever been curious about how plants “drink” water? Just like humans, plants need to move liquids through them to consume nutrients. In this experiment, we’ll add food coloring to water to see the water travel up the stem of celery and color the

Community Grows: Plant Science Experiments

Did you know that plants can move? Discover more fun plant facts like this in our hands-on Plant Science/At-Home Gardening Experiment kit made in collaboration with the amazing team at the Frank Lab @ Cornell. For weeks, ICG has been collaborating with the amazing team

Mother’s Day Card Kit

Mother’s Day is coming up Sunday, May 10. Stumped for ideas on how to honor your mom and show her she’s special? We’ve got you covered! We know families are busy and the days are short, long, and everything in between. The team at ICG