Stories From the garden
Bumps, Wrinkles and Breakthroughs
Sitting on the other side of the world in Aotearoa New Zealand, where I now live, I received a piece of ‘looking back, looking forward writing from Nicole’ . It was a response to the idea that we might co-write a blog post in recognition of Global Generation’s 20 year history.
GG turns 20: A life story, through Kathryn’s eyes
How time flies.
We first met when you were 13 and I was 18. You had just started exploring Canada Water and made yourself known to the community pretty quickly, in my eyes.
Skipping around King’s Cross: Remembering 10 years of urban gardening.
My name is Paul Richens and I was the Global Generation’s gardens’ manager for about 10 years. My background was a lifelong family interest and practice in growing vegetables and natural history but due to mostly living in small flats I developed an interest in growing organic vegetables in containers of one shape or another.
the first generation: stories from Yvonne Riddiford, a volunteer
My last visit to London was ten years later in 2016 when I was 91. The last Skip Garden had just been created. I was given the job of sorting seeds by Paul Richens, the Gardens Manager. The site looked extraordinary. At first glance it looked like quite a mess but when I looked closer I could see what a creative mess it was...
Revisiting Global Generation’s History - 2020
This was the year when the world turned upside down. We were grateful for our gardens, our open fires and most of all for the wayfinding spirit of our team and the readiness of our participants, which all combined to help us find a gentle path through the uncertainties and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As one of the Generators wrote: