Reimagine your urban section as a living system
Nestled among the pōhutukawa trees at 38 The Parade, Seed to Sea is a small but mighty urban food garden showing how one ordinary residential section can be transformed through permaculture.
Here, chickens, compost, seasonal crops and locally gathered materials work together to grow nutrient-dense food, build healthy soil and return fertility to the garden.
Seed to Sea is a practical, evolving model of how urban land can nourish people, strengthen community and deepen our relationship with whenua.
See how the model comes to life
Visit the garden, share through community, learn practical skills or get help adapting the ideas to your own place.
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Visit the garden
Share through community, learn practical skills or get help adapting the ideas to your own place.
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Connect with community
Share kai, plants, knowledge and local resources through Local Kai Island Bay and community activity at Seed to Sea.
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Learn through workshops
Build practical skills for growing food, creating healthy soil and developing connected garden systems at home.
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Design your space
Each design responds to your site, soil, seasons and the way you want to live—creating a connected garden that can grow nourishing food, build healthy soil and become more abundant over time.
Meet Davina
Kia ora, I’m Davina – the garden gloves behind Seed to Sea.
My story is grounded in the belief that local people can find practical solutions to a broken food system that increasingly feels disconnected and fragile. At Seed to Sea, I’m exploring what becomes possible when an ordinary urban section is used to grow nourishing food, build healthy soil, share resources and bring people together.
Nau mai, haere mai.