Local residents are invited to buy a packet of seeds from the Leo Club, and plant them on unused public land.

The project aims to improve local ecosystems by providing food and nutrients to birds and pollinators, and also boost participants' wellbeing through exercise, getting outdoors and contributing to the environment and community.

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The club's events and fundraising coordinator Georgia Bailey said the idea came from a US couple who used spice shakers to regerminate empty pockets of land while on skateboards, and the Leos have taken the idea on board and hope to build it into a long-running program in Cessnock.

Ms Bailey said it's a "passion project" for the Leos, a service club for 18-30-year-olds which formed in February this year.

Seed packets are available for a cash donation of $5, with all funds raised to go towards the Leos' environmental initiatives, which they hope will include a local community garden.

Simply contact the club on cessnockcommunityleoclub@gmail.com, provide your details and a Leo Club member will deliver your seeds.

Participants are advised to plant on unused land that doesn't get mowed by council, and is more than one metre from the road.

Club secretary Alyse Iliffe said the environmental project reflects one of the Leos' six pillars of service, which also include youth, hunger, vision, homelessness and mental health.

"We want to make all of our projects really relevant and specific to the needs of Cessnock," she said.