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3 things you should know about growing seeds, clinical trials and exploring Mars

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May 12, 2020
For the May edition, our science advisors focused on indoor gardening, the stages of a clinical trial, and a new way to explore Mars.
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Retro recipes: Cookbooks from the Ingenium collection

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May 4, 2020
Conservators Erin Secord and Jessica Lafrance-Hwang noticed a lively exchange of vintage recipes on social media and suggested we share some from Ingenium’s trade literature collection.
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Volunteer week: Contributing to something “out of the ordinary”

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Apr 21, 2020
In honour of National Volunteer Week, the Ingenium Channel highlights how a volunteer at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum contributes to “something out of the ordinary.”
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Experiment: Starting seeds at home

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Apr 9, 2020
It’s the perfect time of year to start seeds inside for your spring garden.
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3 things you should know about COVID-19

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Apr 6, 2020
For the April edition, our science advisors focused on COVID-19: how plant biotechnology may be key to finding a vaccine, precautions being taken by astronauts headed to the International Space Station (ISS), and useful tips for finding reliable information online.
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Women in STEM: A look at the incredible contributions of women through Ingenium’s collection

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Mar 5, 2020
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting some historically significant items from Ingenium’s collection intrinsically linked of the incredible contributions of women in STEM.
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Uncovering the age-old angst of love

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Feb 11, 2020
Romantic song lyrics are not exactly what you’d expect to find in the pages of an old, agricultural catalogue. But as Ingenium staff members have learned, artifacts can be full of surprises.
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3 things you should know — February edition

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Feb 4, 2020
Meet Renée-Claude Goulet, Jesse Rogerson, and Michelle Campbell Mekarski. They are Ingenium’s science advisors, providing expert scientific advice on key subjects relating to our three museums — the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. In this colourful monthly blog series, Ingenium’s science advisors offer up three quirky nuggets related to their areas of expertise. For the February edition, our science advisors
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3 things you should know — December edition

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Dec 4, 2019
In the December column, we dig into the science of beer, offer tips for viewing the Geminids meteor shower, and bust myths about alcohol in hot drinks.
The Dairy Barn at the Central Experimental Farm in 1894. It is now part of the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.
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Historic barns bring architecture to life for students

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Nov 18, 2019
The Central Experimental Farm (CEF) in Ottawa is known for agricultural ingenuity and scientific discovery, as a national historic site and urban greenspace, and for being the home of the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. Architecture, however, is not typically the first thing people associate with this agricultural oasis in Ottawa.