With a food program headed by a South Side native, a fruit and vegetable garden that hosts teaching opportunities, and more, the program at the Obama Center aims to show "how food can transmit values."
Playlist Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden
Tour a wintry Chicago – made out of nuts, twigs, bark, and mushrooms!
Daniel HautzingerImagine Chicago transformed into a festive forest fairyland, and you have the Chicago Botanic Garden's holiday Wonderland Express. Over 80 landmarks are constructed completely out of natural materials, from bark to gourds. Take a magical video tour here.
Telling a Story of a Tree's Life Through Bonsai
Daniel Hautzinger"Bonsai" literally translates to "planted in a container," but the Japanese art form is much more complicated than that. The Chicago Botanic Garden's bonsai curator explains how you train a tree, the goals and some basic tenets of bonsai, and shows some of his favorites.
Orchidelirium
Daniel HautzingerOrchids drive people mad, from wealthy Victorian collectors to one of the most important scientists of the last few centuries. A horticulturist from the Chicago Botanic Garden explains what makes orchids unique and attempts to tease out our obsession with them.
