October 17, 2026
Seed the Dream
A global call to plant, pledge, and participate
On October 17, join people around the world in a shared act of care for the Earth. Register your participation in ORIGIN by clicking the Handprint below and adding your location to the global map. As the map fills, it becomes a living symbol of our shared commitment across nations, cultures, and communities.
Together, we can "light up the world" with our collective intention and show a rising wave of commitment to a thriving, regenerative future.
Plant with intention
Plant the Future Where You Are
We invite all participants to visit their local nursery and choose seeds to plant at home. Plant flowers, native trees, herbs, or vegetables. Gather your family and friends and make it a shared act of care.
"I am here. I belong to this Earth. I choose to help it thrive."
By planting seeds in your own garden, balcony, school, or community space, you become part of a global movement of everyday caretakers helping seed the dream of a living future.
Sunset landscape
Nonprofit Partner
Support Regeneration on the Ground
Alongside your personal act of planting, we invite you to make a donation to our nonprofit partner, Project Biome.
Project Biome is helping channel support into tangible regenerative projects across the world. Your contribution helps extend the spirit of Seed the Dream beyond the home and into real-world impact.
Donations will help support regenerative initiatives on the ground, transforming shared intention into meaningful action.
Rewild
Supporting coastlines and rivers
Regenerate
Supporting healthy soil and healthy food
Reconnect
Supporting people connecting with nature
Ratanang Colab
Ratanang Colab
10 Trees Project
10 Trees Project
Dzomo La Mupo
Dzomo La Mupo
Project Pangaia
Project Pangaia
Donate to Origin

Join us in our mission to regenerate the soil, grow healthy food and restore human health.

Origin is raising $10 million to support a growing ecosystem of regenerative initiatives, to restore soil health, strengthen food systems, regenerate landscapes, and support thriving communities worldwide. When we invest in the health of the soil, we invest in the health of everything and everyone that grows from it.

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ORIGIN 2026 — Global Map
All Events
Countries
Continents
Community Gatherings (private)
Satellite Events (public)
Flagship Festival (South Africa)
Click any dot to explore
✦ October 17, 2026 · Worldwide Every corner of the world. ORIGIN is already alive across the planet. Many people have registered to take part in their own way — from quiet moments at home to gatherings in parks, halls, and sacred landscapes. One flagship festival anchors the global broadcast from the Cradle of Humankind. And confirmed satellite events are igniting across Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, New Zealand, Italy, France, Argentina, and the United States. The map is still growing. Your city could be next.
Community Gatherings (private) +
Individuals and households around the world who have registered to join the synchronized moment in their own home, garden, or local space — a quiet but powerful thread in the global tapestry.
Satellite Events (public) +
Confirmed public gatherings — open to anyone in the community, from a handful of people to a full crowd — organised by community leaders across Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and the United States. Each one its own expression of the global moment. See the full list below.
★ 1 Flagship Festival (South Africa) +
Kromdraai Impact Hub · Cradle of Humankind · Krugersdorp
16–18 October 2026 · Three days of music, ceremony, indigenous wisdom, and global broadcast.
Visit ourorigin.earth/za →
Put your city on the map Organise your own
satellite "public" event
From a circle of ten to a crowd of thousands — every public gathering brings a community together in the same moment. Register your event, open it up to your city, and we'll add it to the global map. Free to register · October 17, 2026 · Worldwide
✦ Satellite Event Registration Register your event October 17, 2026 · Free to register