Who Is Onboard
Read the stories of some of the groups that are part of City to Farm
Evelyn Page is a retirement village run by Ryman Healthcare in Orewa. City to Farm collects food scraps from their kitchen that serves over 400 people daily.
Early Childhood Education Centres Participating in City to Farm
Adventure Kids
Kingsway - Red Beach Centre
Kingsway - Silverdale Centre
Cotton Tails
Little Coasties
"It’s a convenient, efficient, simple system that isn’t demanding of staff time, it’s no extra effort, we just have another bin. The cost is minimal and we have already diverted 5 tonnes of food scraps from landfill which is great considering we are a small business” - Nigel, Co-Owner and Chef at Two Spoons
Two Spoons is an allergy friendly cafe in Arkles bay, serving coffee and fresh, healthy foods. They have been with City to Farm since 2019.
Browns Bay Brewing operates from Deep Creek Brews & Eats. Over half a tonne of brewing grain is collected per week!
"After looking into the waste collection, disposal process, and the true ecological consequences of landfill sites, I realised we had to look at ways of redirecting our waste away from landfill.”
- Andrew, Owner of Browns Bay Brewing
Children's Ark is an ECE in Torbay with strong environmental values.
'As part of our zero waste journey we are using eco nappy services, collecting food scraps in worm farms and bokashi bins, and partnering with the Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste.
When selecting our play resources we are mindful of avoiding plastic items which will ultimately end up in a landfill. Most of our resources have been carefully selected using home-made, up-cycled loose parts that stretch rather than hinder a child’s imagination.
Nurture Early Learning is a family-owned and operated group of early learning centres.
One of their key values and teachings to children is environmental awareness. All the food scraps from their kitchen are composted with City to Farm.
Cafe Manly is a family-owned and operated Cafe that is also part of the Green Scheme programme with Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste and Whangaparāoa Business Association. As well as composting food scraps with City to Farm, they also offer plant-based options, free water refills for anyone, encourage customers to bring their own reusable cups and more!
