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Twenty-six years of practice. Six years of NatureWhole.

NatureWhole is led by Sebastien Garcia-Cuenca, whose work sits at the intersection of education, therapeutic horticulture, agriculture and community engagement. Our programs are built through sustained, hands-on delivery within school, health and care environments, particularly in contexts where traditional approaches have struggled.

Seb crouched in the dune grass with his brown kelpie

Nature is part of me, of my functioning, both my physical and mental wellbeing. Gardening, walking and surfing give me daily connection to a timeless zone.

With twenty-six years in horticulture, environmental and agricultural science, working alongside farmers and Indigenous communities, I founded NatureWhole six years ago to guide people into nature, and into their peaceful, connected, whole self.

Seb
Twenty-six years

Farms, gardens, classrooms, wards.

Working with growers and communities to care for Nature, and, along the way, working out that the care runs both ways.

  • Farm rows at golden hour, sun low over the ridgeline
  • Vegetable beds at dawn, mist over the growing rows
  • Small tractor forming beds in freshly turned soil
  • Seb in a straw hat working a hand plough along a new bed
  • A cover crop seedling pushing up through mulch
  • Rows of greens curving through the valley floor
  • Sunflowers standing over a productive garden bed
  • Garden beds at dusk with cloud breaking over the sheds
  • Sunflowers and cosmos flowering down the fence line of the market garden
  • A curious cow leaning over the fence toward a crate of cabbages
  • Seb peering out from between giant collard leaves
  • A mulched path winding through dense subtropical planting
  • Labelled seedling trays lined up in the nursery, flowers and vegetables coming on
  • Trays of brassica and lettuce seedlings labelled and racked in the propagation house
  • A basket of just-picked vegetables on the packing bench
  • Radishes, carrots and snow peas laid out after picking
  • A hand holding a bunch of freshly pulled carrots
  • Red lettuce and rainbow chard ready to cut
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Farm rows at golden hour, sun low over the ridgeline
Twenty-six years of this: rows, seasons, and the light going long over the ridge.
Qualifications

Trained, checked, and on the tools.

  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Resource Management)

  • Diploma of Nature Based Therapy

  • Permaculture Design Certificate

  • Certificate III in Horticulture

  • First Aid & CPR

  • NDIS Code of Conduct Certificate

  • Working with Children Check & AFP Police Check

In their words

What people say.

At Kamala, we have seen the NatureWhole program create meaningful and lasting change for the young people involved. It supports emotional regulation, resilience and the development of a positive sense of self, with improved attendance, participation and overall wellbeing, alongside a growing sense of pride and belonging.

Olivia GayOccupational Therapist, Kamala Child & Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit

Seb brings a unique blend of expertise, compassion and adaptability. With strong rapport-building skills and deep agronomic knowledge, he creates engaging, hands-on experiences that inspire curiosity and connection for some of our most at-risk and disengaged young people. His program has made a profound and lasting impact.

Tai ShimizuPrincipal, Caldera School

Seb is highly knowledgeable and brings a calm, professional presence that students respect and respond to. Students developed confidence, responsibility and pride in their work, and staff benefited from working alongside him. It has been a genuinely valuable experience for our school.

Kiara CerrutiTeacher, Tweed River High School

It's probably the only class where I don't feel as stressed. You're actually doing real stuff, not just sitting there. It just makes more sense to me.

AbbyStudent
In good company

Grown alongside good people.

  • NSW Department of Education
  • NSW Health
  • Connect Northern Rivers
  • Sylva Lining Organics
  • Tweedside Dairy
  • Johny's Garden

NatureWhole is based in Bundjalung Country and works throughout Northern NSW and South East Queensland. We acknowledge and work across the lands of the Bundjalung and neighbouring First Nations peoples, and pay respect to Elders past and present.

Come have a yarn.

No pitch, no pressure. Just a conversation about your place and your people.

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