The settling nature of bees
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This digital story features parents talking about their experiences of growing up with food insecurity and how gardening and growing their own food is a value that has been passed through the generations. The two parents are from different cultural backgrounds (Aboriginal/Islander for one and Vietnamese for the other) but this focus on cultivating food connects them. They talk about the practice of harmony day which calls on their children to select a ‘culture to be’ and how they manage this schooling practice which has little resonance in their family. The mother, Lisa, speaks about her daughter Lily’s reticence to engage in early childhood education and how their preschool incorporated a beehive and experiences with gardening to build connections between home and the preschool.
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