REGENERATIVE ACTION

Earth Day Celebration & Seed Planting W/ Heart Hive

Pollinator / Nomadic - Permatours

2025-04-20

participants

objective

We held a celebratory Earth Day event to honor the Earth, plant seeds, and connect through movement, song, and community ritual.

IMPACTS

- Planted hundreds of seeds that participants took home to start their own gardens.
- Taught basic seed care and planting techniques to support food sovereignty
- 3 interactive offerings: seed planting, ecstatic dance, and Earth-honoring songs.
- Cultivated deeper connection with the Earth through embodied practices.
- Strengthened bonds among local changemakers, creatives, and families.
- Empowered participants to grow food and herbs at home, supporting resilience and self-reliance.

Objective:

The goal of this Earth Day gathering was to create a joyful and reverent space for people to honor the Earth, plant literal and metaphorical seeds, and engage in community connection.

Why this action?

Heart Hive invited Permatours to co-create an Earth Day celebration in Cambridge, MA. In an urban setting where access to land is limited, we saw this as an opportunity to bring people closer to the rhythms of nature, while offering tools they could carry forward at home.

What happened:

Participants gathered to celebrate the Earth through movement, song, and collective action. We offered a communal seed-planting station where hundreds of seeds—vegetables, herbs, and pollinator-friendly plants—were sown into small pots or trays. Each participant brought home what they planted, along with guidance on how to care for their seedlings so they could thrive and one day feed them or their communities. We also danced ecstatically and sang songs of gratitude to the Earth, creating a space of joy, reverence, and renewal.

What we learned:

Combining celebration with tangible, skill-building action deepens impact. Giving people something living to care for—and knowledge to support it—helps bridge inspiration into meaningful, regenerative habits.