Bristol's community composting CIC
Turning food waste into living compost. Growing food. Regenerating soil. Building community around the ground beneath our feet.
✅Serving BS1-BS9
✅79 households + 14 businesses
✅ 38,000+ litres of scraps composted
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rated 5.0 by Bristol members
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Three ways to be part of Generation Soil
Bristol Living Compost Project
We collect food waste from your Bristol home or business, ferment it locally, and return living compost to your garden. For households, flat-dwellers, cafés, restaurants, community spaces.
Food Forest at Leigh Woods
Our two-acre food forest market garden is a living demonstration of circular food systems. Volunteer days run every fortnight, open to everyone.
Workshops and Education
Hands-on soil, composting, and food system workshops for schools, community groups, businesses, and festivals across Bristol.
Already happening across Bristol
✅ 38,000+ litres of food waste composted
✅ 79 households and 14 businesses across BS1-BS9
✅ Two-acre food forest growing in Leigh Woods
✅ Workshops delivered to schools, festivals, and community groups
This isn't an idea. It's already happening.
What people say
Real people. Real compost. Real results.
"The bucket provided by Generation Soil is airtight and does not smell or attract flies. When I found that I couldn't open the standard bucket due to my disabilities, Generation Soil worked with me to find a suitable container."
Nat, Bristol member
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rated 5.0 by Bristol members
Running a Bristol business?
We collect food waste from 14 Bristol businesses, including restaurants, cafés, breweries, offices, and community spaces.
Bristol’s Two-Acre Food Forest Market Garden
This is what your food waste becomes.
Built on compost made from Bristol’s kitchens, this space is restoring soil, growing food, and bringing people together.
Not theory. Not potential.
This is the loop, made visible.
who we've worked with
We collaborate with councils, schools, charities, festivals, and community organisations across Bristol and beyond to grow regeneration at scale.
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