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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, located in Brooklyn, New York, has been helping children learn all about growing flowers, vegetables, and herbs since 1914.  Kids ages 2-7 can plant their own crops in late spring and then come back to harvest them in the fall.

The Children's Garden. Photo by Rebecca Bullene.

 The Discovery Garden allows kids to touch and smell plants and experience different habitats;  woodland, meadow, farm, and wetland.  Kids can also dig up worms at the Nature Center. And what kids doesn't like digging up worms?

The gardens are open year round.  Admission for adults is $10.00.  Children under 12 are free.                                                           
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8 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughMarch 29, 2016 at 9:12 AM

    Cool they get to come back and harvest what they plant.
    However, this kid never liked digging for worms. Too dirty.

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 3, 2016 at 5:20 PM

      Can't say I blame you. Digging does get dirty!

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  2. JoanneMarch 29, 2016 at 10:31 AM

    no worms for me thank you. But this sounds like an excellent garden and project

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 3, 2016 at 5:21 PM

      I like that the kids can come back and harvest what they planted.

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  3. Travel GourmandeMarch 30, 2016 at 6:55 AM

    Places like this teaching kids how to garden are awesome. We hope we have more of these in my country.

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  4. Hilary Melton-ButcherMarch 30, 2016 at 10:34 AM

    Hi Sherry - I think that Garden is just brilliant and it must improve so many kids' lives ... we've got similar gardens here in London - and I think people are realising the huge benefits accruing to communities .. cheers Hilary

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 3, 2016 at 5:22 PM

      I think teaching kids how to garden will help them become self-reliant.

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