About Us

Welcome to GrowBox

Home of the subscription-based gardening service and a growing place of inspiration to get outside, grow and share food.  

 

Founder's Note

Kia ora, I’m Bevan, and I wanted to share why GrowBox exists.

Life was busy. My wife and I were both working full-time, trying to stay connected with friends, raising kids—and our garden was a mess. We were constantly reactionary: no time for planning crop rotations, making compost, or planting regularly.

I grew up gardening with my parents, learned from my grandparents, and devoured every book I could find. Even then, there still wasn’t enough time to plan, garden, learn, and keep it all going. The little windows I had for gardening were eaten up by long, expensive trips to the store. It was a frustrating cycle: garden struggling → rush to the store → buy too much → plant half → store half → forget for months → end up with a glut of 12 heads of broccoli in a weekend.

I started GrowBox to change that. To make growing food easy, consistent, and genuinely enjoyable. So kids can see where food comes from and taste it. So we can feel that simple, satisfying sense of achievement: dirt under our nails, fresh food in our hands.

I love growing food. It's brought me joy, frustration, calm and adventure. I've played with my kids and provided food for my friends. I want to make that accessible to everyone. I left my job and dedicated myself to this so you don’t have to.

Get out there—and grow!

GrowBox Philosophy 

Steady Crop Rotation
Each month, we add fresh seedlings, compost, and mulch. This keeps the harvest coming and the soil thriving—no synthetic fertilisers needed.

Spacing
Healthy soil lets us plant close. We tuck seedlings into every gap so plants can cover and protect the soil as they grow.

No-Dig Gardening
Beneath the surface, roots, fungi, and microbes quietly do their thing. We leave the soil undisturbed so they can keep working their magic.

Planting
No need to dig deep. We open a small pocket for compost and seedlings, then gently cover and pat it down.

Harvesting
We usually snip plants at the base, leaving roots in place. Some get twisted out, and root veg simply gets pulled.