Stories From the garden

Making the polytunnel planters
Earth Build Trainees Earth Build Trainees

Making the polytunnel planters

Kian, one of our Build Trainees, walks us through the process of making our accessible keyhole planters in our polytunnel.

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Future Neighbourhood Greening’s stories
Joygun Nehar Joygun Nehar

Future Neighbourhood Greening’s stories

This story is made up of many stories—stories of joy, and stories of twists and turns—about how the Story Garden community engagement team supported the transformation of neglected spaces into thriving green areas, improving residents’ wellbeing, skills, and sense of connection.

It is a story of migration, encounters, shared experiences, and the teaching of nature across local estates.

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In the making: Partnership with Heatherwick studios
Jemma Pym Jemma Pym

In the making: Partnership with Heatherwick studios

Young people’s creativity is often stifled by modern pressures, but engaging with nature can help revive it. Jemma, Global Generation’s Head of Funding writes about a collaboration between Global Generation and Heatherwick Studio for In the Making programme, giving young people space to reconnect with creativity, explore new possibilities, and feel empowered. The initiative has inspired over 1,000 participants, helping them see creative careers as accessible and encouraging imagination.

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Changing perspectives
Nicole Van den Eijnde Nicole Van den Eijnde

Changing perspectives

Global Generation Joint CEO, Nicole Van den Eijnde, reflects on why we are called Global Generation and what the local and global dimensions of our work are. Through gardening, togetherness and time to reflect, we work to inspire real change in our communities and a deeper change in how we think and care about the world

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