Grow Wānaka

Grow Wānaka is a circular model community garden, composting centre, and educational hub in Wānaka, New Zealand. It is a welcoming space for community to connect, learn, share and grow. The project works to enhance community resilience, food security, community connection and wellbeing, while minimising waste through organics recycling, and expanding knowledge and skills through educational opportunities. Operating on a circular model, Grow Wānaka accepts food waste from the urban centre and converts it into a biologically active compost through vermicomposting. The compost is used to grow organic produce as a collective, with produce shared among the volunteer team and weekly surplus distributed to the local Food Bank and community produce pantries. The garden runs weekly working bees and monthly workshops on a wide range of regenerative living topics along with providing experiential education sessions for local schools.