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Holy Basil Research: Seeding
The last time we talked I wrote about how I started grad school unexpectedly in May with an 8000 level food science class. The class was intensive and amazing and I finished it on June 3rd. The rest...
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Holy Basil Research: Planting
In Part 1 of this installment, I wrote about how I seeded the holy basil, and prepped my plot for planting. Now we get to the fun part! Before the actual planting, I had to draw out my beds and design...
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First 2 Weeks of Grad School
I am two weeks into grad school. It. Is. Hard. First, my classes. I am taking Plant Growth and Development, Statistics and a reading/writing intensive class called the Athens Urban Food Collective....
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Holy Basil Research: 1st Harvest
Do you remember, just a few shorts weeks ago, when I planted all of my Holy Basil plants? Much to my delight, they all survived and went from this… …to this! In just 6 weeks. Though, in the spirit of...
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Holy Basil Research: Processing Sept 2015
I am happy to report, I have finished processing our first round of Holy Basil! After 4 months of work from seeding, to planting, to harvesting, and finally processing, we have samples that are ready...
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Holy Basil Fall Harvest and Processing 2015
*This post is part of a series of posts based on my research as a masters student at UGA. To find out more go to my page Holy Basil Research. Hmm, it seems like my last post was in September, so let’s...
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1st Semester Presentations and Workshops
*This post is part of a series of posts based on my research and experience as a masters student at UGA. To find out more go to my page Holy Basil Research. If I could give advice to anyone about grad...
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Building Protocols for Essential Oil Distillation
Or should I say, the process of learning what NOT to do. In similar fashion to everything else in grad school, building methods and protocols for my research has been challenging. One of the biggest...
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Building Protocols for Essential Oil Collection
*This post is part of a series of posts based on my research as a masters student at UGA. To find out more go to my page Holy Basil Research. Like I said in yesterday’s post on building protocols for...
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When the Research Plan Changes
*This post is part of a series of posts based on my research and experience as a masters student at UGA. To find out more go to my page Holy Basil Research. I believe most grad students go through this...
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Hydrodistillation of Holy Basil Essential Oil
*This post is part of a series of posts based on my research as a masters student at UGA. To find out more go to my page Holy Basil Research. The moment we have all been waiting for. Running a real...
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8 Months of Grad School in Under 500 Words
Hello again! A lot has happened since I posted last. I had visions of grandeur when I thought I could be in grad school and consistently keep up with my blog. But, I am going with ‘better late than...
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Asheville Roadtrip!
Last week my friend and I drove to Asheville for a great adventure! Our first stop was Pangaea Plants, LLC. It is about an hour outside of Asheville, and the farm is owned and run by Gabriel Noard....
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