Oct 21, 2026
This November, Offshoots founder Kate Kennen will speak at the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design as part of the fall lecture series, The Expanded Field. Kate’s talk, “Scaling Up: Landscapes of Productive Planting Exploration,” will focus on...
Oct 15, 2026
Using the principles of ecological niches and plant communities are key tools in designing plant palettes that work. One of the defining characteristics of healthy natural plant communities is that they make efficient use of the entire soil profile. Rather than...
Jun 6, 2025
A new open-access study published in Nature Scientific Data offers one of the most comprehensive resources to date on phytoremediation. The research compiles results from 587 peer-reviewed studies across 77 countries, consolidating over 13,000 data points on plant...
Apr 7, 2025
Finding innovative ways to bioremediate land is always at the forefront of our minds. This study conducted by Mazzurco-Miritana, V., Passatore, L., Zacchini, M. et al. explores biochar-based strategies to remediate polluted areas, particularly soils contaminated with...
Feb 24, 2025
“As we know, we are in the era of renewable energy. Conventional mining is monumentally destructive, but phytomining can give us a sustainable, domestic supply of nickel to help fuel the green transition.” – Om Parkash Dhankher, professor of molecular biology...
