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What happens to your food waste in Bristol
What happens to your food waste in Bristol
Community composting is often described in simple terms.Food waste goes in. Compost comes out.But between those two points is a system of care, timing and attention that is rarely seen.This post follows a typical week inside Generation Soil’s community compost system, showing what actually happens to food waste when it stays local and is composted at human scale.Not as a step-by-step manual, but as a way of making the work visible.Day 1: Collection, bucket swaps, and arrivalOn bucket swap days,
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Join the Bristol Living Compost Projec
Support for households wanting cleaner, simpler composting and healthier soil through community systems.
Composting is participation, not disposal
Composting is participation, not disposal
Composting is often framed as a task to get right, which can make it feel stressful or moral. This post reframes composting as participation rather than waste disposal. It explores how community-scale systems reduce anxiety, allow imperfect contribution and help people understand compost as a living process rather than a technical test.
What happens when food waste stays local
What happens when food waste stays local
Most food waste disappears.It leaves kitchens, cafés and workplaces in sealed bins and is taken somewhere else. Processing happens out of sight. Outcomes are abstract. Responsibility feels distant.This distance shapes how we think about food waste.When we cannot see where it goes, it becomes easy to treat it as something removed rather than transformed.Keeping food waste local changes that relationship.From Disposal to Nutrient FlowFood waste is not inert.It contains nutrients that once came fro
Gardens are infrastructure, not a hobby
Gardens are infrastructure, not a hobby
Gardens are often treated as hobbies, but they quietly perform essential work in food systems. With around 78 per cent of UK adults having access to a garden and an estimated 25.8 million gardens across Britain, their collective impact is significant. This post reframes gardens as living infrastructure that builds soil, cycles nutrients, manages water and supports everyday food resilience.
Compost Clinic (1:1 support)
Compost Clinic (1:1 support)
Get personalised compost and soil support through the Generation Soil Compost Clinic. Practical advice for households, gardens, schools, and growers.
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Generation Soil CIC is a Bristol-based community composting organisation regenerating soil through local food waste collection, education, and living compost systems.
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Join the Bristol Living Compost Project
Join the Bristol Living Compost Project
Turn your food waste into living soil. Join the Bristol Living Compost Project, a community-led composting movement regenerating Bristol’s soils.
Buy Living Compost
Buy Living Compost
5 litres of living compost will treat 10 square metres. Great for beginners and advanced growers, indoor or outdoor Creates the perfect environment for beneficial soil microbiology Rich in organic plant nutrients for vigorous growth Suitable for a wide range of plants The perfect balance of carbon and nitrogen Easy to use: use for direct sowing, as a mulch, or extract Made with love from locally sourced materials Packed and dispatched on the same day to maintain peak biological activity. Please get in contact with us if you need larger quantities.
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Living Compost
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10 Litres Pure Biochar
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Rebel Patch x Generation Soil Sew On Patches
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Generation Soil Art by Theo Adams
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Handmade Mushrooms
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Crochet Worms
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Bristol Compost Project
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