Our Story

We are Rita and Dave Hammond, and from our farm on the foothills of Mount Ruapehu, we bring you Sustaina Grow - an ethical, wool-garden business.

Sustaina Grow came about, with the intention of reducing the use of petrochemical and synthetic products in the garden industry, and bringing you wool alternatives.

All our products are made in New Zealand and we have full visibility of the entire process from paddock to product.

As our business has grown we have continued to develop solutions with wool in vineyards, riparian planting projects, commercial horticulture, and beyond.

The more we work with wool, the more we realize its capabilities in the battle against plastic. If you have a project in mind that calls for a biodegradable and renewable product, please get in touch - we could very well have the solution!

The face behind Sustaina Grow

Hi, I'm Rita!

I'm here , because Dave does everything he can to avoid being in front of the camera!

Besides running Sustaina Grow, I am the mum of three beautiful children, and the lucky woman who gets to call Dave my husband.

Apart from reducing plastic in my own garden as well as yours, one of the driving factors behind starting Sustaina Grow, was to increase the strong wool industry here in NZ and add value back to wool again, so we can pay our farmers more to do what they do best.

I'd love to hear from you if you have any inquiries about our products, or if there is somehting you would like us to make for you! Even if you just want to hi! Please feel free to get in touch!

Passionate about NZ-made

All our products are hand-packed by the Sustaina Grow team here in little Ohakune.

We are passionate about remaining New Zealand Made and aligning ourselves with other local New Zealand businesses.

You are supporting sustainable business, and local employment, by supporting our business, so thank you!

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