Book Sowing, collecting, worm compost

"Sowing, Harvesting, Worm Compost" by Helvetiq is a narrative nonfiction book about permaculture, urban gardening, and sustainable gardening in small spaces. Kira and Ben are bored outside until a bee flying by gives them an idea: they want to create their own jungle—wild, colorful, and right on their balcony. With quinoa seeds, beans, sunflower seeds, old yogurt cups, a broken bowl, and some soil, they embark on their gardening adventure. Step by step, children learn how plants grow, how worm compost is made, why rainwater is valuable, and how to collect seeds so that everything can start all over again next spring. With simple instructions, year-round activities, and insights into urban gardening projects around the world, this book shows how even a windowsill, balcony, or front yard can become a small, sustainable garden.