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Urban farming and localised composting in the heart of Newtown, Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington
We are on a mission to see communities recycling their organic waste and growing nutrient-dense food.
Kaicycle Composting
Kaicycle Composting takes compostable scraps from homes, offices and small businesses and recycles them into living compost.
We offer a bicycle-powered compost collection service that operates in Wellington City and the surrounding suburbs.
We are beginning to offer a compost drop-off service for homes. Learn more below.
Healthy soil biology grows healthy plants to grow healthy community.
Kaicycle Urban Farm
Kaicycle also has a regenerative and organic urban farm on Hospital Road in Newtown. We are developing techniques and models to productively grow food in the city while working within natural systems to regenerate soil and ensure we are producing nutrient-dense food.
The food we produce is sold via a Community Supported Agriculture scheme, shared with volunteers and donated to community food projects.
Climate Change Ready
We see the work that we are contributing to as helping to create centers of climate resilience. From carbon sequestration to hyper-local food production and community collaboration, we see local food and compost hubs being a key tool for a climate-ready future. We are collaborating with other land-based projects around the country and have formed an alliance to better share our resources and knowledge.
About the Urban Farmers’ Alliance →
Education
We offer various educational workshops and sessions during the year. These range from seed sowing and propagation, garden design and preparation, and compost building and maintenance.
As capacity allows, we will share our next sessions on Facebook and through our newsletter.
Open-Source
We believe in open-source systems and peer-to-peer networks working together like mycelium to create resilient and co-operative communities. We are happy to share information, systems and knowledge about the things we do.
We are actively working on new innovations and techniques to help build the best soil and compost. Check out what we are currently working on below.
Get Involved
If you want to learn more about gardening, soil or composting, come along to our weekend volunteering sessions at our Newtown urban farm. We welcome all volunteers at all levels of skill and experience.