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Food waste can save Bristol’s soil
Food waste from households could soon be the vitamins to enrich Bristol’s soil health.
A food waste collection project, Generation Soil is offering 20 free spots for people to try their soil-saving initiative for two months.
Members can either sign up for waste collection every two weeks under the ‘soil supporter’ plan or they can dedicate themselves as a ‘soil saviour’ who after collection will also receive £208 worth of living compost every Spring.
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Generation Soil hopes to provide “local solutions for a global problem”
After picking up food waste, these soil doctors will invest time in a three-step process of fermentation, in-vessel composting and compost maturation before live compost is ready to be fed into the soil.
Talking about the UK’s soil degradation, Generation Soil said: “Soil degradation costs the UK £1.2 billion each year.
“We are experiencing multiple crises – health, mental health, and climate… soil is an important piece of the puzzle.
“We are transforming food waste into LIVING compost to regenerate soil health across Bristol
“Members will get living compost returned to them with excess being distributed across Bristol, encouraging local regenerative food production.”
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Generation Soil encourages people to contribute towards the circular food system they are creating so that “waste doesn’t exist but feeds the food system”.
Apart from giving soil a healthier life, the team also work towards growing fresh and nutritious produce through urban farming.
For those who’d like a deep dive, there are opportunities to learn their wisdom of the soil at educational workshops for all ages.
The city has seen similar initiatives towards resurrecting soil health from Bristol Living Soil based at St. Werburgh’s City Farm and Heart of BS13’s Community and Climate Action Project at Hartcliffe City Farm.
All photos: Generation Soil
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