Growing Together · Sharing Abundance · Cultivating Community Our local Seed Co-op brings together gardeners who grow seedlings in their own gardens and gather to exchange plants, share knowledge and celebrate the diversity we cultivate together. Each participant grows what they can, bringing surplus seedlings and young plants to exchange with others. Through this simple practice of sharing, we expand the diversity of our gardens, strengthen local food resilience and nurture a community of growers. Our gatherings are also an open invitation to anyone curious about growing food, meeting like-minded local gardeners and becoming part of a community rooted in cooperation and reciprocity This Season: As spring moves towards summer and the soil continues to warm, our focus turns to the heat-loving crops that will flourish through the warmer months ahead. This gathering is an opportunity to exchange seedlings of beans, pumpkins, courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, sweetcorn, beneficial flowers and all the other summer crops still waiting to find their place in our gardens. With the warmth building and the often harsh, dry summer ahead, we share not only plants but also local growing knowledge, experiences and practical ways to help our gardens thrive through the season. During the Session: - Exchange homegrown seedlings and young plants - Discover new varieties for your garden - Share growing experiences, knowledge and seasonal observations - Connect with local gardeners and learn about the Seed Co-op - Enjoy tea, conversation and the pleasure of growing together Everyone is welcome to join the gathering, meet the growers and explore how we can cultivate more abundance together. What to bring: Come with seedlings to exchange, or simply bring your curiosity.

What does it mean to find balance within a living landscape? Wandering the edible hillsides of BROOMHILL, we explore the relationships between plants, soil, seasons and ourselves. The changing terrain invites us to find our footing, while the edible landscape offers opportunities to observe, taste and discover how nourishment emerges through relationship. An invitation to experience balance not as a fixed state, but as an ongoing movement of adaptation, exchange and reciprocity. This Season: Spring brings tender shoots, emerging herbs, wild greens and the first edible flowers. We encounter what is awakening, observe how plants respond to changing conditions and discover what the landscape offers at this particular moment. During the Session: We begin by arriving into the landscape, allowing breath and attention to settle. Moving through the edible hillsides, we pause to observe, smell, touch and taste selected seasonal plants, learning to recognise their qualities and relationships. We return to the gardens to gather around herbal tea, share discoveries and reflect on what the experience has revealed. Shared Learning: Seasonal edible and medicinal plants / Nourishment, diversity and ecological balance / Embodied awareness through movement and sensory exploration / Reciprocity and our participation in the living systems that sustain us. What to bring: Sturdy footwear suitable for uneven hillside terrain, weather-appropriate clothing, drinking water and curiosity. No previous plant knowledge is needed. Tasting is guided, using positively identified edible plants. >>> Contribution: $45 per person — flowing entirely back into the care, cultivation and ongoing stewardship of the whenua.