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About Us

Mission & Vision

SEED’s Vision: Young people create just, healthy and sustainable communities and contribute to thriving ecosystems.

SEED’s Mission: SEED inspires, equips, and supports youth and communities to build better futures for themselves by cultivating sustainable initiatives, growing food, and contributing to the green economy.

Our Outdoor Classroom program supports young learners’ education through weekly outdoor lessons in gardening, ecology, food systems, and more. We aim to get kids outside, cultivating their passion and knowledge for where their food comes from.

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Through our Workshops and Trainings, we equip adults of all ages with knowledge in gardening, entrepreneurship, and education. Offered on-site at our location in Mitchells Plain, our trainings include organic gardening, permaculture, resilience, and facilitation. We combine classroom-based lessons, hands-on exercises, discussions, and practical activities to teach students the fundamental skills they can take home to transform their own gardens, lives, and careers.

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In all our educational programs, the garden is our classroom. Our garden team grows fresh produce year-round, donating the harvests to school and community feeding schemes in Mitchells Plain.

History

Starting as a small pilot project in a Cape Flats school in 1998, SEED has since grown into a leading force for ecological education, youth empowerment, and community resilience. We became an accredited nonprofit in 2007 and moved to our current site in Rocklands in 2008, blossoming into a movement that’s trained thousands of educators, established thriving food gardens, and equipped over 300 Cape Flats youth with green skills and livelihoods. Through more than 25 years of innovation — from permaculture training and school gardens to climate-resilient homes and social enterprises — SEED has proven that change starts small but grows deep roots. Our work continues today at our Rocklands Abundance Centre, embodying our vision of resilient people, thriving communities, and a regenerative future.