About The Plant Chaser

 


Hello readers, welcome to my blog!! 

I am Vanessa, the creator of The Plant Chaser blog. I am a Brazilian botanist ( plant biologist), home gardener, and health coach. I am thrilled to share my blog with you. I started writing years ago, and want to share the exciting things in the botany field with you and the beautiful places I have visited.

I hope to be helpful and teach you some exciting curiosities of what I have learned over the years.

 When did botany truly begin in my life?

Before starting a bachelor's in biology, my dream was to study marine mammals focusing on whales and dolphins – more precisely. But life took me to another different path throughout my undergraduate studies in Biology. Studying botany subjects, I noticed greater ease and affinity with plants, unlike zoology or molecular biology subjects. The courses I liked most were botany and ecology. Over time, my love for plants grew, and everything I studied outside of university, whether in internships or scientific initiation, was related to plants or agronomy, more precisely, seeds and seedlings.  So I thought: “I think my path is alongside theirs.” So, this was how my story with them began.

Field work in the Pantanal wetland, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Later, I lived in Mato Grosso do Sul states, Brazil, where I visited the most beautiful wetland in the world—Pantanal! There, I graduated with a master’s degree in plant biology, where I researched and studied the plants and seeds of the Pantanal wetland. Then I moved to the USA to live for a few years, and recently I was doing a PhD in Botany in Austria.

Fieldwork in Innsbruck, Austria

Activities I love to do

  •  Explore beautiful places with lots of greenery and animals
  • Volunteering
  • Home gardening in containers
  • Go hiking
  • Riding a bike
  • Meet friends and family
  • Eat and cook healthy food
  • Visit museums, concerts, street markets....
The list goes on and on…

Hiking in the Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil

My Edible Home Garden 

Professional Bio

 

Thanks for read it!!!! Cheers 

Hello! I am Vanessa, a botanist, food gardener, and health coach. My favorite topics are healthy lifestyle, botany, gardening, science, diet, and travel.

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