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Composting, Food Forests And Regeneration
Explore articles, how-tos, and Bristol case studies. From real-world composting wins to soil-first growing, every post helps you turn food waste into living soil and grow more with less.
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The Secret Life of Waste: Inside the Bristol Living Compost Project
Food waste isn’t waste, it’s life waiting to return. The Bristol Living Compost Project transforms kitchen scraps into living compost that feeds the soil and cuts carbon. Using an innovative three-stage process, Generation Soil is building a citywide circular system that reconnects people to the land beneath them, proving that regeneration begins right where waste ends.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 20253 min read
What Can and Can’t I Bokashi? Your Complete Guide to Fermenting Food Waste at Home
Bokashi composting is a clean, simple way to ferment almost all your food waste at home. But what exactly can and can’t go in the bucket? This guide breaks down every category of scraps, from veg and leftovers to meat, dairy, and bones, so you can ferment confidently and turn more waste into healthy living soil.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 8, 20254 min read
Composting for Resilient Cities
Composting for resilient cities means rethinking waste as a living system. At Generation Soil, we’re turning Bristol’s food waste into fertile soil that strengthens local food systems, reduces emissions, and builds climate resilience. Learn how urban composting closes the loop between people, planet, and place and why the future of sustainable cities begins in the soil.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 6, 20253 min read
The Benefits of Bokashi Composting
Most food waste ends up releasing methane in landfill, but bokashi composting turns those same scraps into life. Using beneficial microbes, this Japanese method ferments food waste into nutrient-dense material that feeds soil health and cuts emissions. Learn how bokashi helps households and cities close the loop between food and earth, one bucket at a time.
Alex Montgomery
Nov 3, 20253 min read
From Sewer to Soil: How Victorian Waste Systems Still Shape Urban Sustainability
Our urban waste systems were designed in the 1800s to fight disease, not to regenerate life. Today, that 19th-century logic still shapes how we deal with food and waste. At Generation Soil, we’re helping Bristol build the next waste revolution: turning what we throw away into living soil again.
Alex Montgomery
Nov 3, 20254 min read
From Surabaya to Bristol: What the UK Can Learn from Community Composting Success Stories
When it comes to tackling food waste, Surabaya, Indonesia, proved that big impact doesn’t need big tech. By empowering neighbourhoods to compost locally, the city cut landfill waste by 20% while improving soil and community wellbeing. Now, Bristol is taking inspiration with the Bristol Living Compost Project using bokashi composting and local hubs to turn food waste into living soil and resilience.
Alex Montgomery
Oct 25, 20254 min read
Transform Your Food Waste into Fertile Soil with Bokashi Composting
Turn your kitchen scraps into living soil with the Bokashi composting method. Using natural microbes to ferment food waste, even meat and dairy, Bokashi makes composting clean, fast, and odour-free. Learn how this ancient-meets-modern technique is helping homes and communities across Bristol and the UK cut emissions, reduce waste, and regenerate soil health from the ground up.
Alex Montgomery
Oct 25, 20253 min read
How to Recycle Food Waste and Regenerate Healthy Soil
Food waste is one of our biggest environmental challenges, but also one of the easiest to solve. By turning organic waste into living compost, we can cut emissions, restore soil health, and build a circular food system that gives back to people and planet.
Alex Montgomery
Oct 20, 20254 min read
How to Start Composting at Home in Bristol (and Beyond)
Composting isn’t just for gardeners. Whether you live in a Bristol flat or a UK village, your kitchen scraps can become living soil. Learn how bokashi, wormeries, and community compost hubs turn everyday waste into regeneration.
Alex Montgomery
Oct 20, 20254 min read
No Garden? No Problem: How Bokashi Makes Compost Anywhere Possible
No garden? No problem. Around 1 in 8 UK households have no private garden, but that doesn’t mean composting is out of reach. Bokashi fermentation makes it possible to turn food scraps into nutrient-rich pre-compost in any kitchen — smell-free, fast, and microbe-rich. At Generation Soil, we’re using this method to keep nutrients local and regenerate Bristol’s soils through the Bristol Living Compost Project.
Alex Montgomery
Sep 30, 20253 min read
Compost Clinic Bristol: Turn Food Waste into Regenerative Soil
At the Compost Clinic Bristol, we’re helping households and businesses turn food waste into living, regenerative soil. Through community composting, workshops, and local collection, Generation Soil is building a circular system that feeds both people and the planet. Discover how your leftovers can restore soil health, cut emissions, and support Bristol’s growing network of urban gardens — one bucket of compost at a time.
Alex Montgomery
Sep 16, 20254 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Food Waste Collection in Bristol
Food waste isn’t rubbish, it’s a resource. In Bristol, every peel, crust, and leftover has the power to cut emissions and regenerate soil. This guide explains how food waste collection works, what you can (and can’t) put in your caddy, and why local composting is cleaner, smell-free, and better for the planet. Join Generation Soil’s collection and compost delivery service to be part of Bristol’s soil solution.
Alex Montgomery
Sep 15, 20254 min read
How to Get Involved in Local Food System Education in Bristol with Generation Soil
Join Generation Soil CIC in Bristol to learn, volunteer, and take action for a healthier planet. We run workshops, a market garden, and a food waste composting service that turns scraps into living soil. Get involved in local food system education, discover sustainable growing methods, and help build a circular economy that regenerates nature, supports community wellbeing, and creates a resilient future for Bristol.
Alex Montgomery
Aug 12, 20254 min read
Volunteer with Generation Soil: Growing Bristol’s Soil from the Ground Up
Are you passionate about food system transformation? If so, you’re not alone and Generation Soil CIC would love to hear from you. We're building a movement rooted in community, regeneration, and nature-led solutions to address the environmental and social challenges of our current food system. Whether you're into soil health, climate action, or community wellbeing, there’s a place for you here.
Alex Montgomery
Apr 16, 20254 min read
Turn Food Waste into Fertile Soil with Bokashi Composting: A Step-by-Step Guide
By closing the loop on food waste through bokashi composting, we regenerate soil health.
Alex Montgomery
Mar 24, 20253 min read
Bristol Compost Delivery: Living Soil to Your Doorstep
Looking for compost delivery in Bristol that actually rebuilds soil? Generation Soil’s living compost is made locally from food waste and delivered to gardens, allotments, and growing spaces across the city. Rich in microbes and organic matter, our compost improves soil health, supports biodiversity, and closes the loop in Bristol’s circular food system.
Alex Montgomery
Mar 18, 20253 min read
Living Compost and How To Make It
Living compost is more than decomposed waste. It is a biologically active system full of microbes, fungi, and nutrients that regenerate soil health. This guide explains what living compost is, how Generation Soil makes it using bokashi, biochar, and in-vessel composting, and why living compost is essential for biodiversity, climate resilience, and circular food systems.
Alex Montgomery
Jan 15, 20253 min read
Our First In-Vessel Composter: A New Chapter for Community Composting in Bristol
Generation Soil has installed its first in-vessel composting unit, marking a major milestone for community composting in Bristol. This enclosed system allows food waste to be transformed into high-quality living compost quickly and locally, reducing landfill, cutting emissions, and regenerating urban soil. Discover how in-vessel composting supports circular food systems and strengthens Bristol’s growing spaces.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 19, 20244 min read
What Is Bokashi? How Microbes Transform Food Waste into Soil
Bokashi composting is gaining recognition as a powerful solution in the search for effective, eco-friendly ways to manage food waste.
Alex Montgomery
Nov 20, 20244 min read
What Is Circular Food? How Bristol Is Closing the Loop
Circular food systems offer a regenerative alternative to today’s wasteful food model. Instead of sending food waste to landfill, circular systems turn it back into a resource that restores soil, supports biodiversity, and strengthens communities. In this post, we explore what circular food really means, why it matters, and how Bristol is closing the loop through community composting, local food growing, and living soil.
Alex Montgomery
Nov 19, 20244 min read
About Generation Soil CIC
Generation Soil is a Bristol-based non-profit turning food waste into living soil. Through the Bristol Living Compost Project, our workshops, and regenerative market gardens, we’re building a circular food system that keeps nutrients local and restores biodiversity across the city.
Every handful of compost we make begins as Bristol’s food scraps transformed through microbes, biochar, and community action. From households to schools and businesses, we help people connect with the soil beneath their feet and the food on their plates.
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Together, we can turn Bristol’s food waste into fertile ground and grow a more resilient, regenerative future, one bucket at a time.
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