Who We Are
Regenerating Bristol’s soil, communities, and future...
Regenerating Bristol’s soil, communities, and future
Generation Soil is a Bristol-based Community Interest Company working to rebuild the city’s food system from the ground up.
We work with households, businesses, schools, and community groups to turn food waste into living compost and return it to local soil to grow food, support biodiversity, and strengthen resilience.
This is not a concept or a campaign.
It is a system, built in place, through everyday actions.
Food waste isn’t rubbish.
Soil isn’t inert.
Regeneration starts at home.
What We Do
Generation Soil exists to keep nutrients, knowledge, and benefit rooted in Bristol.
Our work brings together three interconnected areas:
Community Composting
We collect food waste from households and small businesses across Bristol through the Bristol Living Compost Project.
That waste is transformed into living compost and returned to:
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gardens and allotments
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schools and community growing spaces
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our own food forest
This keeps nutrients in the city and turns everyday actions into collective impact.
Soil + Food Education
We deliver hands-on education that reconnects people with soil, food, and ecology.
Through workshops, Compost Clinics, and practical learning, we help people understand how healthy soil underpins:
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healthy food
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resilient communities
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functioning ecosystems
This is learning rooted in real systems, not abstract advice.
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Regenerative Growing
We apply what we teach through our own growing projects, including a two-acre food forest market garden at Leigh Woods Meadows.
This site is a living demonstration of regeneration in action, powered by compost made from Bristol’s own food waste.
community interest statement
Generation Soil is a Community Interest Company (CIC). Our activities exist to improve the health and wellbeing of people and the natural environment across Bristol.
We do this by:
Any surplus we generate is reinvested into community benefit, education, and expanding access to regeneration.
Our Story: From Food Waste to Food Forest
Generation Soil began with a simple idea:
Food waste should feed soil, not landfill.
That idea has grown into a citywide composting and education project, and now into a food forest market garden that transforms degraded land into a thriving ecosystem.
Soil health is being rebuilt.
Biodiversity is returning.
Food is being grown for the local community.
This is what a circular food system looks like when it is rooted in place and shaped by care rather than speed.
Our Mission: Regeneration through community composting
Our mission is to regenerate Bristol’s food system by reconnecting people with soil, food, and each other.
By collecting food waste and returning it to the land as living compost, we:
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close nutrient loops
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improve soil health
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reduce reliance on extractive inputs
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support local food production
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build resilience at a community scale
Regeneration is not an abstract goal.
It is something you can build, step by step.
The Food Forest
The food forest market garden is a practical expression of our long-term vision.
It shows how:
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food waste becomes a valuable local resource
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degraded land can be restored through compost, plants, and time
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communities can shape their own food systems
This site will continue to grow as a place for food production, learning, research, and connection.
Meet the Team
Alex Montgomery
Founder & Director
PhD researcher in UK food systems and a self-confessed soil nerd with a deep interest in composting, microbes, and regenerative growing.
Often found talking about microbes, building compost systems, or spending time with his rabbits.
Sam Deuchar
Director
Landscape gardener with a passion for building practical, regenerative growing spaces and local food systems.
Often found in a polytunnel or halfway up a cliff face.
Jordy Akram
Director
MSc Environmental Policy graduate with a love for permaculture, foraging, and community-led change.
Often found playing guitar or picking blackberries.
Rei Otsuki
Community & Ops Manager
I support Generation Soil’s mission by managing digital operations, social media, and admin systems to support soil health, community building, and regenerative food systems.
Fun fact: I love journaling in cafés with a colourful collection of pens.
Archie Limbert
Agroforestry Lead
Founder of Folk Forage Feast, Archie is a zoologist-turned-horticulturalist, blending ecological design with community well-being. An experienced permaculture and food‑forest designer championing resilient landscapes.
Often found experimenting in the kitchen or sharing niche botanical knowledge, folklore, and forgotten histories.
Kate Rampersad
Landscape Design Lead
Studying a masters degree in landscape architecture, Kate designed the site plan for Generation Soil’s community growing garden.
Kate can often be found working with volunteers to grow organic produce and maintain living sculptures or sharing permaculture principles over a cup of tea and some cake.
who we've worked with
What People Say
“What a wonderful community enterprise! Generation Soil hosted a visit from North Somerset Master Composter volunteers, and everyone went away feeling inspired and full of ideas about how to get more composting going in our communities.”
“Alex had no hesitation in accepting a huge food waste challenge at short notice and made the whole project stress-free. Buckets provided, clear instructions, everything collected. Job done.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rated 5.0 on Google
Trusted by households, community gardens, schools, festivals, and food businesses across Bristol.