Ina Vandebroek – Bush Girl

How shall I name The unspeakable, that within me hides as a bird’s nest in my chest? And in that nest Not an egg, but a caterpillar. Something beautiful Will fly away from it one day, but until then How shall I name The unimaginable? That which seeks music to hum, And in that music […]

Kempens Informatieblad Editie Ter Vest – Balen

Balen Social Welfare Office Residential Care Facility Ter Vest About “our” house – Remembrance of things past looms larger than the present for most occupants – The future is “near” – Sharing remembrance with other occupants helps to carry the burden of ageing – “The past” was different and many people feel it was also […]

Wall Street Journal – Rooting for Health – Ina Vandebroek

An Ethnobotanist Helps Ralph Gardner Jr. Get to the Root of Things By Ralph Gardner Jr. in the Wall Street Journal I feel a raise and a book deal on the way. It has nothing to do with luck or merit. Or the election results. But rather a “money drawing” air freshener I acquired last […]

In the News: Dr. Ina Vandebroek Talks about Immigrants, Medicinal Plants, and Health Care – Science Talk

En Tu Comunidad is a public affairs program on the Spanish-language network Unimas that serves the New York City metropolitan area. The show is hosted by Enrique Teuteló. Enrique invited me on the show to talk about my research in ethnomedicine—specifically, the use of medicinal plants in Latino and Caribbean communities in New York City, especially within the community from the Dominican Republic—and how this […]