Kilifi is the birthplace of Star Seed. It is where we wildcrafted our formulations and found our first stockists along the Kenyan coast, including Lamu & Watamu.

Returning to Star Seed's roots was so grounding. With time & space, we deeply reconnected to our mission: to leave the world more beautiful and biodiverse than we found it.

Now home to 4 Regeneration Projects and many of our wild & organic botanicals, Kilifi will always be our spiritual sanctuary.

Exploring joint projects with The LEAF, Star Seed's Coastal Regeneration Partners, here were a few of our highlights:

We interviewed The LEAF Team at their Pwani University indigenous tree nursery. Housing a staggering 30,000 native saplings from 170+ species, local communities collect wild forest seeds & The LEAF nurture them into healthy saplings. Together, they transplant the saplings back into the wild, achieving an impressive 90%+ survival rate. The result; East Africa's most biodiverse tree planting project, protecting & restoring one of the last remaining strips of East African Coastal Forest, the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest.

We planted indigenous mangroves with Friends of Nature, the stewards of Kilifi Creek's Mangrove Restoration Scheme. Once a wild mangrove forest, the collection of sand banks & depleted marine life are calling out for the success of this project. With 7 hectares of creek restored & 80,000 mangroves planted over the 3 years, the communities feel very hopeful. The 10 Year vision is to restore the entire creek with a further 1,000,000 mangroves. We are so thrilled to play our part.

And finally exploring Cha Simba caves, an ancient limestone coral cave, close to some of the oldest human burial sites discovered. Nestled next to the caves is Star Seed's community tree nursery. So far, the Cave Community have successfully nurtured 4,000+ tree saplings with 1,000+ replanted locally. This project feels extra special to us, not only as a location for our upcoming Brand Video, Cha Simba also has 196+ plant species with 31 on IUCN's Red List. All of this is now under threat from a new limestone quarry & cement site. Join us as we prevent this from happening.