{"id":8778,"date":"2013-04-10T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T03:47:21","slug":"national-geographic-young-explorer-programme-mobile-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/national-geographic-young-explorer-programme-mobile-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Young Explorer Programme \u201cMobile Garden\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Part of National Geographic Channel\u2019s Young Explorer Programme aimed at arousing and exciting primary school children to appreciate nature and be mindful of the need to conserve and protect the environment for a sustainable future, involved the conversion of an ordinary bus into a unique mobile garden, the first of its kind in Singapore.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8781\" src=\"http:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/News-Nat-Geo-Mobile-Garden05-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"News - Nat Geo Mobile Garden05\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elmich\u2019s <strong>VersiCell<\/strong> drainage cells, <strong>VersiDrain 25P<\/strong> water retention trays and <strong>VersiWeb<\/strong> cellular confinement webs were used to allow plants to be established on the roof of the bus and to enable realistic tropical forest and arid landscape environments to be created with living plants and cacti in its interior. Some typical inhabitants of both environments, like birds, snakes and insects like butterflies were exhibited amongst the foliage to complete the simulated environments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8783\" src=\"http:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/News-Nat-Geo-Mobile-Garden02-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"News - Nat Geo Mobile Garden02\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/News-Nat-Geo-Mobile-Garden03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8779\" src=\"http:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/News-Nat-Geo-Mobile-Garden03-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"News - Nat Geo Mobile Garden03\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe mobile garden will visit up to 40 schools and 5 public venues to provide a holistic on-ground experience that is intended to spur young minds to enquire and be curious of the world around them and encourage the spirit of exploration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8780\" src=\"http:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/News-Nat-Geo-Mobile-Garden04-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"News - Nat Geo Mobile Garden04\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8782\" src=\"http:\/\/elmich.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/News-Nat-Geo-Mobile-Garden01-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"News - Nat Geo Mobile Garden01\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Elmich applauds the National Geographic Channel\u2019s effort to build awareness and bridge the widening gap between nature and Singapore\u2019s urbanised youth, and is proud to play a part in the initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of National Geographic Channel\u2019s Young Explorer Programme aimed at arousing and exciting primary school children to appreciate nature and be mindful of the need to conserve and protect the environment for a sustainable future, involved the conversion of an ordinary bus into a unique mobile garden, the first of its kind in Singapore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1,6,65,67,57],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - 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