The Tomatoes are Ripe for the Picking

Isaac came home one day carrying a white plastic cup bearing tomato seeds they have planted at nursery. Today, after weeks of careful nurturing and patiently waiting, he reaped the first fruits of his labour.

Our flat in Spain does not have a garden but this would not hinder a curious child from experiencing the joys of gardening. With the help of his green-thumbed dad, the seed was transported into a plastic pot and then subsequently moved into a grow bag where they grew to be taller than the little boy.

He plodded the soil, sprinkled the water and sniffed the sweet scent of tomato leaves as we waited for the bulging globes to turn into their deep fiery red.

In this day and age when most things are handed in a plate (statistics point out that 40% of children who leave primary school have no idea where even the most basic fruits and vegetables come from), at least Isaac would be able to tell you how a tomato grows. And hopefully this experience will teach him environmental awareness that in turn would encourage him to pursue the career of a climate change scientist that his mother aspires him to become!