Greening the City
Next event @ Myers Park Cottage August 1st 10:30am - 2:30pm
Live or work in the city centre?
We've got 250 free growing kits with your name on one of them.
10 weeks of growing support
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Only 100 resource packs remaining!
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For Auckland City Centre residents
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Register now
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Collection from Myers Park Cottage 1st August
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10 weeks of growing support • Only 100 resource packs remaining! • For Auckland City Centre residents • Register now • Collection from Myers Park Cottage 1st August •
Plants produce all food on Earth
Most of us were never taught how to grow them.
They feed every person, every ecosystem, every living thing.
They give us oxygen, cool the air, filter water, and bring life to concrete spaces.
Auckland's city centre is one of the most densely built environments in the country. Green space is precious.
This winter, we’re inviting you to re-green your environment by growing hundreds of seedlings.
Over 10 weeks this August and September, we will support you to grow your own seedlings at home, connect with your neighbours, and help make Auckland's city centre more alive, resilient, and beautiful than it was before.
"Gardeners are ecosystem creators. They are the people who have the ability to create living systems." — Levi Brinsdon-Hall
Greening the City
Grow your own plants this winter. Help us green the city.
Only 100 free resource packs remaining!
10 weeks of growing guidance by email
Hands-on open days and community workshops at Myers Park Cottage
Get ready for the spring growing season ahead
Everything you need to get growing
What you get when you sign up
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Sow your seeds on the collection day under guidance of expert urban farmers. Ask any growing questions you like.
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Only measuring 40cm x 40cm.
… the same trays we've used to produce over twenty tonnes of food from OMG Urban Farm.
Use them again and again and never have to buy seedlings again.
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Our own blend, made with fermented seaweed. Seeds germinate better in it.
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Pick from a full selection of seeds for growing:
Vegetables
Natives
Flowers
Fruit
House plants
Cuttings
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One email a week for ten weeks.
We’ll walk you through sowing, watering, timing, transplanting, and what to do when something goes wrong.
This opportunity has been brought to life thanks to
Free Events & Workshops
Mark your calendars
Collect your resource pack, sow your first 100+ seedlings and meet your neighbours at Myers Park Cottage, nestled between St Kevin's Arcade and Mayoral Drive in Auckland CBD.
Open day #3
August 1st : 10:30am - 2:30pm @ Myers Park Cottage
Register here
Myers Park CottageCalling all aspiring greenfingers
This programme is for you if…
You've got access to sunlight and ten minutes a week.
On your balcony, rooftop, shared patio, or maybe some indoor grow lights…
We provide the trays, the seeds, the soil mix, and weekly guidance. You provide the light and the water.
You live or work in Auckland's city centre.
You're part of a community group, building, school, or organisation in the city centre.
Greening the City is designed to build community, not just individual gardens. If you want to bring a group of people together — neighbours, colleagues, residents — help us share this opportunity!
You've tried before and your plants died.
That's not failure — that's the beginning of learning. This programme is built around the most common reasons growing attempts stall, and gives you practical support to get past them. Properly.
Grow with us this winter
Register now to receive your free resource pack and let’s get growing!
“There is always room to make the world more abundant, more beautiful, and healthier.”
- Levi Brinsdon-Hall
Meet Levi
Urban farmer, teacher, and founder of Delicious Revolution
Levi has built productive growing systems in some of Auckland's most challenging urban environments including:
OMG Urban Farm
Produced over 21 tonnes of vegetables from a 400m² parking lot.Te Maara Kai o Wirihana
A 6,500m² school garden and food forest where students grow everything from seed.
Levi’s passion lies in education and he spends his time teaching and supporting other people to grow their own food.
“My work is about more than food. It's about reconnecting people with nature, building community capability, and proving you can create life, abundance, and beauty right in the middle of a city.”
Plants are the solution. They always were.
"Power to the plants, and power to the people growing them." — Levi Brinsdon-Hall
Grow with us this winter.
City centre residents and businesses - claim your free resource packs today!
Frequently Asked Questions
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The resource pack includes everything you need to start growing from your apartment including:
Professional air-pruning propagation trays
Custom seed-raising mix (blended with fermented seaweed)
A selection of winter seed varieties (vegetables, natives, cover crops, fruit, house plants, cuttings)
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Access to sun, small watering can or mister.
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Suitable for all ages, and a fun activity to do together as a family or household.
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Packs are collected in person at Myers Park Cottage on one of our two open days: Sunday 24th May or Saturday 6th June, 10:30am – 4:30pm.
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Bring them back to our two follow up events in August and plant out the Myers Park Cottage in thousands of flowers and vegetables.
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The seedling tray only measures 40cm x 40cm and fits great on apartment balconies or inside a sunny location
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Myers Park Cottage is in Myers Park, nestled between St Kevin's Arcade and Mayoral Drive in Auckland central city. See the map above.
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No. The programme is designed for complete beginners as well as people who have tried before. Family friendly, all are welcome.
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The programme is for people who live or work in Auckland city centre. One pack per person. Packs are limited to 250.