Regenerating Bristol from the ground up...
straight outta compost
Generation Soil CIC is a Bristol-based Community Interest Company regenerating local food systems through community composting, soil education, and hands-on growing projects.
We turn food waste into living compost, restore soil health, and grow food in ways that strengthen communities and reconnect people with the natural cycles that sustain life.
We believe regeneration starts at home, with what we do every day in our kitchens. By keeping food waste local, we can rebuild the ground beneath our city and create a healthier, more resilient Bristol.
Regeneration, Not Waste Management
Food waste doesn’t disappear when it leaves our homes. It either becomes a problem, or it becomes a resource.
At Generation Soil, we choose the second option.
We work with households, businesses, schools, and community groups to keep food waste in Bristol and return it to the soil as living compost. This approach restores nutrients, supports biodiversity, improves soil structure, and strengthens local food growing.
This isn’t about managing waste.
It’s about regenerating living systems.
The Bristol Living Compost Project
The Bristol Living Compost Project is our city-wide, community-led composting initiative for households and businesses.
When people join the project:
✅ Food scraps are collected locally
✅ Waste is fermented and composted with beneficial microbes
✅ Living compost is returned to gardens, allotments, and growing spaces
✅ Nutrients stay in Bristol instead of being shipped away
This is how everyday actions become collective impact.
Growing the Loop in Bristol
We’re closing the loop between what Bristol eats and what Bristol grows.
Through community composting, bokashi fermentation, and local processing, every bucket of food waste becomes a building block for:
✅ healthier urban soils
✅ stronger biodiversity
✅ local food security
✅ climate resilience
Food waste doesn’t vanish.
It comes back to life as soil.
Our impact so far
What Bristol Households Are Already Making Possible
Thanks to the commitment of our members, regeneration is already happening.
In 2025 so far:
✅ 32,640 litres of food waste composted locally
✅ 13.8 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions avoided
✅ 58 households and 8 businesses actively composting
The average household contributed 178 litres per year, simply by changing how they deal with everyday kitchen scraps.
Small, practical actions.
Multiplied across a city.
Bristol’s Two-Acre Food Forest Market Garden
Our two-acre food forest market garden is living proof that regeneration works.
Powered by compost made from Bristol’s food waste, the garden is transforming compacted farmland into a thriving ecosystem. It’s where we grow nutrient-rich food, restore biodiversity, and create a shared space for learning and connection.
This is the loop, made visible.
Our living compost is handmade in Bristol using locally collected food waste, wood shavings, and biochar.
Rich in beneficial microbes, it:
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feeds plants naturally
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restores soil health
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improves structure and water retention
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closes the loop between food and land
Ideal for gardens, allotments, pots, and urban growing spaces.
Whether you live in a flat, run a business, or manage a community garden, we help people learn how to work with microbes, not against them. Through:
We share practical knowledge that empowers people to grow soil, grow food, and grow resilience.
What our members say
Jess
Member since January 2025
“I wasn’t really composting before because of the smell and mess, but bokashi has completely changed that. The compost is incredible and my plants are thriving. You can tell how much care goes into this.”
Cags Diep, BS3 JammiN'
This composting scheme brings our community together and creates real, tangible benefits for our growing spaces. We’re proud to support Generation Soil and the regenerative work they’re doing in Bristol.
who we've worked with
We collaborate with councils, schools, charities, festivals, and community organisations across Bristol and beyond to grow regeneration at scale.
Join the Bristol Living Compost Project
We’ll give you:
✅ a bucket and bokashi bran
✅ simple guidance
✅ local support
You fill it.
We collect it.
Together, we turn food waste into living soil.
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Together, We’re Regenerating Bristol From the Ground Up
