Celebrate the season with local foods and the gorgeous Fairchild Botanical gardens they grow in. Learn tips to keep your garden thriving during the summer months, pick up a trick from local chefs at a cooking demonstration, shop artisan vendors or pick up delicious foods from local vendors. And, take home a spectacular plant from our 37th Annual Spring Plant Sale. 

April 9-April 10 2016

Saturday, April 9

11:00 a.m. Gardening Demonstration by Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department

Gardening on a Mission: Beyond Water Conservation: Saving the 39 Imperiled Butterflies of South Florida

Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent

11:30 a.m. Talk & Walk by Glenn Huberman, Master Gardener

South Florida Butterfly Garden

How to Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds to your Garden

12:00 p.m. Gardening Demonstration by Dr. Noris Ledesma, Curator of Tropical Fruit 

Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent

Tropical Fruit For South Florida

1:00 p.m. Cooking Demonstration by Chef Tracy Knight, Skinny South

Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent

Apricot Toasties

2:00 p.m. Cooking Demonstration by Chef Jackie Gadala, Superfuzion llc

Dish coming soon

Sunday, April 10

11:00 a.m. Gardening Demonstration by Richard Campbell, Ph.D., Director of Horticulture, Fairchild

Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent

Planting your Home Garden with Pollinators in Mind

11:30 a.m. Talk & Walk by Glenn Huberman, Master Gardener

South Florida Butterfly Garden

How to Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds to your Garden

12:00 p.m. Gardening Demonstration by Sara Edelman, Palm and Cycad Manager, Fairchild

Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent

Palms for Attracting Wildlife

1:00 p.m. Cooking Demonstration coming soon 

Cycad Vista Demonstration Tent



2:00 p.m. Cooking Demonstration coming soon

Cycad Vista Demonstration Tents 

2:30 p.m. Kids Interactive Presentation by Kiki Mutis, Fairchild

KidWay-Cycad Circle

Kitchen Botany: The Roots, Stems and Flowers We Eat 

 

Beer Tasting Garden

Celebrate the season with the crisp Cuban Style brew! Featuring Hatuey, Cuban Style Ale

Admission Pricing

Free for Fairchild Members

Adults: $25

Seniors (age 65 and up): $18

Children (ages 6-17): $12

Free for children 5 and younger