Food Scraps Collections
Friends of the Farm are all about being Wastewise and reducing what is sent to the landfill. So we are pleased to support the new Food Scraps Collection program in Auckland, reducing the amount of organic waste going to landfill by converting food scraps into a renewable resource..
Here we will keep you up to date with progress of the 2023 roll-out and provide useful tips via this page and regular features on our Home Page and our Facebook page.
One of the largest food scraps collections roll-outs in Australasia begins
Food Scraps Collection in Video
Check out videos explaining the Food Scraps program – created by Auckland Council
A Lovely Autumn Day for Tree Planting
Sunshine, outdoors, a working bee, tree planting, sausage sizzle wastewise education. Locals caring for Māngere Bridge.
Māngere Bridge Repair Café winter 2023
It was a busy Saturday morning at Māngere Bridge Library recently when local group Friends of the Farm (FOF) ran another Repair Café
Ambury Riding Centre Car Boot Sale and Family Fun Event
Friends of the Farm were busy at the recent Ambury Riding Centre event and collected 51kgs of rubbish…
The Repair Café Movement Continues
Our 5th Repair Café in Māngere Bridge Library saw pleanty of locals visit with items for repair. The usual foot traffic in the Library was increased by 200 people!
6500+ more plants at Ambury Regional Park, Māngere Bridge
Hundreds of people of all ages turned up at Ambury Farm Park to plant 6500 native trees and grasses during the 3 weekend planting events.
2025 Seedling Swap Day and Giant Pumpkin Competition
Our 2nd Seedling Swap Day was another huge success with all levels of gardener enjoyed learning and sharing…not to mention our inaugural Giant Pumpkin Competition…
