Program info & archives
Butterfly House, Sweitzer Shaker Furniture, Edible Books, Love and War
Episode number: 702
Get Flash to see this video.
We travel to the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis to see the 8,000-square-foot natural butterfly habitat. We visit the Sweitzer workshop where a father and son craft Shaker-style furniture. We take a look at the Edible Books Festival on the U of I campus to see food inspired by literature. And we look at the love stories of two central Illinois couples whose relationships developed during World War II.
RealVideo archive of this episode
Segment details, archives, and Producer's Blog:
- Butterfly House at Missouri Botanical Garden
- Sweitzer and Sweitzer Handmade Shaker Furniture
- Edible Books Festival at the University of Illinois
- Love Blooms During World War II
wao! 8,000sq ft natural butterfly habitat? thats would be something to see. i’m interested into this and went to see Butterfly Conservatory at Naiaga Falls (http://www.niagaraparks.com/garden/butterfly.php) which was pretty cool
I would really like to travel to the mid west and see these things. I have a friend that is going to school in Nebraska and a neighbor that lived in Indiana. They both said it is worth traveling there. Thanks for the video.
I know all about their Shaker-style furniture. I really liked the new office furniture they got this year and asked where did it came from. My boss accidentally met the father and asked him to make some desks for the office. One year later we got them.
back to the main Prairie Fire page
Post a comment on this episode: