About Us

We are committed to helping you reach your sustainability goals.

Hungry Worms is Canterbury's leading full-circle food & green-waste recycling company. We educate, innovate, and deliver sustainability solutions that are practical, local, and measurable.

Our Mission

To be a leading innovator in full-circle food waste recycling in New Zealand — educating businesses and communities on sustainability while delivering solutions that are environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, financially viable, and genuinely achievable.

Our Vision

“From Food Waste to Local Regeneration — Powered by Nature.”

Sustainability should be practical, local, and measurable. We're building closed-loop food systems powered by nature — turning Canterbury's waste into Canterbury's soil, one pickup at a time.

Our Approach

We partner with local businesses to minimise their food waste and lower their carbon footprint. By combining industrial composting with vermiculture (compost worms), we achieve the highest possible diversion rate from landfill — and create eco-friendly garden products that return value to the community. We keep the Google Sheet, the worm farm, and the ESG report in the same story.

Our values

What drives us

Environmentally sustainable

Every decision we make prioritises the natural environment — from how we collect, to what we create.

Socially sustainable

We build genuine partnerships with local businesses, creating shared value for Canterbury communities.

Financially viable

Sustainability has to make business sense. Our model is designed to be affordable, measurable, and scalable.

Closed-loop by design

We don't just remove waste — we complete the loop. Your food waste returns as premium soil and 100% natural fertiliser.

The people

Meet the team

Canterbury locals, sustainability advocates, and worm enthusiasts.

The Hungry Worms team
Mark Groufsky
Co-Founder
Juline Grassam
Co-Founder
David Lim
Business Development Manager
Ian Lamb
Head of Regenerative Farming
Mido Jang
Strategic Communications Lead
Tim Lamb
Digital Marketing Lead

Our sister brand: Uncle Bob's Regenerative Garden Products

The finished output of our recycling process becomes Uncle Bob's premium, 100% natural, NZ-made, 100% natural fertiliser. Available online and in selected retailers nationwide.

Visit unclebobs.co.nz ↗

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