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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Launches #Myfairchild

A Digital Platform Offering Home Gardening Tips| Educational Videos| Moments Of Mindfulness| More

March 26, 2020

Want to learn how to grow tomatoes at home?  Fairchild’s educational DIY videos will offer helpful tips on how to become an at-home botanist using everyday items found around your house like egg cartons or leftover toilet paper rolls.  Working from home with your kids?  Keep your budding gardeners busy with a list of fun and educational activities they can do in their backyard, like leaf rubbing or botanical illustrations.  Learn, reconnect and grow with #MyFairchild by also enjoying:

DIY Educational Videos

Learn to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes in the comfort of your home

How to create a Leftover Garden using pineapples

Explore your environment up close with a magnifying glass

Make your own rotocopter at home and discover the plant science behind them

Get crafty and grow indoor tomatoes by transforming your egg carton into a seed starter 

Moments of Mindfulness

For those looking to reconnect with nature or enjoy inspiring content at any time of the day, tune in to Mindful Moments for beautiful footage from around Fairchild Garden 

Story Time

Unwind, listen, and learn with a nature-themed storybook told by the Director of Education at Fairchild Garden 

Friday Fun Facts

End your week with Fairchild Garden learning fun facts from the garden, such as how Velcro was inspired by burrs, the spiky seed pods that stick to everything, including the inventor’s dog! 

I Am A Scientist

Meet some of the professional and budding scientists at Fairchild as they give you a glimpse behind the scenes

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