Little growers with big ideas about seeds
Gardeners Julie and Emma visited the year one pupils of King’s Cross Academy this month, with an agender to empower the five and six years olds with knowledge of all things seeds!
As part of the Seeds for Better World project we carried fruits and seeds and colours in pastels to the classroom…
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Can we label sweet corn a seed?
How do walnuts grow?
Ask year one - for they are now sure to know!
After matching plants to their fruits, the children spent time looking through magnifying glasses at conkers, peas beans, leeks, giant seed pods, and even a Banksia nut pod all the way from Australia. Then using lots of colours created beautiful images of their specimens! Now they await the warmer months for their sowing and sprouting to beginning!
Notes from the Garden
Homan Yousofi and fellow Global Generation member Lily Baldwin reflect on the creative process behind their sound album, which captures the life of Global Generation’s gardens.
The album weaves together recordings that tell the stories of people, animals, materials, and events from the past year—creating an immersive audio portrait of the gardens and their difference. This project stands as a celebration of the spaces and the rich, interconnected life they nurture.