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by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center At the heart of summer, the landscapes at Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard are not just bursting with fruit and flowers, they’re...

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...

by Trey Lamkins, Landscape Operations, Kimmel Education and Research Center We’re thrilled to share that Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard is now officially certified as a Monarch Waystation through Monarch...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

2022 Resident Writer Alumni, Parul Kapur, has a new novel coming out March 1, 2024 via the University of Nebraska Press. Winner of the AWP Prize, Inside the Mirror is Kapur's debut novel and we wish...