Collecting Fennel Seed

 

On a dry day at the end of autumn we cut off the withered flower

heads of the fennel plants and carefully put them into a paper bag.

We brought them inside.

We put some old newspaper on the table.

Then we rubbed and shook the flower heads until all the fennel seeds were on the newspaper.

There was a strong smell of fennel in the classroom 





Later we put the seed into an envelope to preserve them for next year. In the spring we will pant some of the seed. Some people ate a seed.