Kaicycle is an urban farm and composting initiative at 5 Hospital Road in Newtown, Wellington, operating since 2015. Its e-bike team collects food scraps from more than 100 businesses in central Wellington, and households can drop scraps off at hubs in Te Aro, Newtown, Berhampore, Aro Valley and Thorndon. The business says it collects nearly a tonne of food scraps a week.
The compost is made over five to eight months and is donated to community gardens, marae and schools, with the rest sold to home gardeners. The urban farm follows Māori-led organic and regenerative Hua Parakore practices, and most of the food it grows is donated to community groups, with the rest sold online. Kaicycle also runs a community programme with open days, seed-raising sessions, a film fundraiser and a Te Wiki Kaumātua event. Its website has a calendar of events.