WickWorming® was founded by Olly White, a high school Geography teacher on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

After establishing sustainable gardening systems at school and also teaching students about the sustainability issues relating to water conservation and food waste entering landfill, he noticed that there wasn't a product on the market that allowed households to grow plants, conserve water and compost food scraps all in one simple product that doesn't require a large amount of space or even a backyard.

Living in an urban environment within limited space, he decided to design composting wicking garden beds planter boxes that could do all of these things within a compact system. After finishing the original design and receiving a lot of positive feedback, he decided to establish an online home and garden store business that could provide this design to the community which would also hopefully encourage households to be more sustainable in their habits.