Free seeds, expertise: grow your own primavera!

It’s time to embark on your springtime grow-along journey, with free seeds and expert advice to take you from sowing to serving up steaming primavera.

The Grow It Local initiative has launched its autumn edition of the Seed Service as part of a nationwide push to inspire more people to grow food.

Through a partnership between Sunshine Coast Council’s Living Smart program and Grow It Local, the first 100 Sunshine Coast residents to register for the Seed Service at Grow It Local during this promotion period will receive free heirloom mizuna, chives and radish seeds.

The program is aimed at beginners and seasoned growers alike in backyards, community gardens, balcony pots and kitchen windowsills.

Sign up for the free Grow It Local Seed Service

All participants will also access free expert knowledge in the grow-along educational series with gardener and recipe developer Casey Lister and receive support from garden guru Farmer Alana, who can help troubleshoot and provide advice for any issues in your patch.

After the first 100 seed packs are snapped up, residents can still receive free access to online Grow It Local expertise and may choose to purchase seed packs through Grow It Local.

The Seed Service is open to Sunshine Coast residents, businesses, schools and community groups.

Once signed up, you’ll gain access to your own Grow It Local dashboard for growing updates, along with a back-catalogue of online workshops delivered by growing experts from across Australia.

Grow It Local aims to forge healthy, sustainable and connected communities through locally grown food.

Visit Council’s Living Smart website for more sustainability tips.