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The Generation Soil Revolution Blog
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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What Our Members Say About Bokashi Composting in Bristol
Bokashi composting is changing how Bristol households manage food waste. From no smells and no mess to incredible living compost, hear directly from Generation Soil members about their experiences turning food scraps into soil that feeds gardens, allotments, and communities across the city.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 26, 20253 min read
Is Composting Food Waste Safe in the City?
Is composting food waste safe in the city? This guide explains how urban composting works, what makes compost safe, and how to compost responsibly in places like Bristol. Learn how to manage smells, pests, contamination, and when compost is ready to use, plus where to get practical support if you need help.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 24, 20254 min read
What the Bristol Living Compost Project Is Teaching Us About Letting Go of “Waste”
The Bristol Living Compost Project is challenging the idea that food waste is something to get rid of. By keeping nutrients local and turning food waste into living compost, the project shows how waste is a system outcome, not a material truth. This post explores how community composting in Bristol helps restore soil health, strengthen local food systems, and reconnect people with the cycles that sustain them.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 17, 20254 min read
Why Living Compost Starts With Listening, Not Fixing: Lessons From Bristol’s Soil
Living compost does not respond well to force. It responds to attention. In this post, we explore why the Bristol Living Compost Project focuses on listening before fixing, and what soil teaches us about patience, care, and regenerative practice. Drawing on lessons from composting in Bristol, the article shows how working with living systems leads to healthier soil, stronger communities, and more resilient local compost systems.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 17, 20254 min read
Listening to Soil: How Bioacoustics Reveals the Hidden Life Underground
Soil isn’t silent — it’s alive with sound. The emerging science of soil bioacoustics allows us to hear the vibrations of worms, microbes, and fungi beneath our feet. At Generation Soil, we’re using this technology to explore how healthy soils “sing,” connecting composting, regeneration, and climate action in Bristol and beyond. Listen closer, the earth is speaking, and it’s full of life.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 20254 min read
From Waste to Resource: Why Food Waste Policy Needs a Regenerative Shift
The UK’s food waste system is efficient, but not regenerative. In this thought-provoking piece, Generation Soil explores how local composting and soil regeneration could transform waste from a climate burden into a life-giving resource. It’s time for a food system that feeds both people and the planet.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 20254 min read
How to Improve Urban Soil Health in Bristol
Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving city. In Bristol, many gardens and green spaces sit on compacted or depleted ground, but with the right care, we can bring them back to life. Learn how to regenerate urban soil using living compost, biochar, and mulch, and discover how the Bristol Living Compost Project is turning local food waste into fertile ground that feeds people, plants, and community. Join the movement to grow Bristol from the ground up.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 20253 min read
How Generation Soil Turns Food Waste Into Living Compost
At Generation Soil CIC, we turn Bristol’s food waste into living soil through a three-stage composting process: fermentation, in-vessel composting, and maturation. Each step builds microbial life, reduces waste, and regenerates urban soils. Learn how bokashi microbes, controlled composting, and natural maturation create compost that feeds your garden and the planet.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 20254 min read
The Future of Soil: How Communities Can Lead Climate Adaptation
The future of climate adaptation begins in the soil beneath our feet. Across the UK, communities are turning waste into resilience by regenerating living soil, cutting carbon, and rebuilding connection. From Bristol’s composting hubs to neighbourhood food forests, local action is proving that the path to climate adaptation doesn’t start with policy, it starts with community.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 20253 min read
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
Sustainable Gifts: The Art of Regeneration in Handmade Form
What if gifts could give back? Explore the art of regenerative gifting with Generation Soil. From handmade items and living compost to community workshops, discover sustainable, meaningful ways to celebrate the season while supporting soil health and local makers.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 20254 min read
Where Can I Get Support for School Gardening Projects in Bristol?
Want to start a school gardening project in Bristol? Generation Soil helps schools design, build, and sustain living learning gardens with compost, workshops, and curriculum-linked support. Join the Bristol Living Compost Project to connect students with soil, microbes, and nature, and grow the next generation of environmental leaders, one garden at a time.
Alex Montgomery
Dec 16, 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
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
Rebel Patches x Generation Soil: Handmade Symbols of Regeneration
These limited-edition patches celebrate creativity, community, and climate action. Handmade in Bristol from 100% organic cotton, the Rebel Patch x Generation Soil collaboration is a wearable symbol of regeneration perfect for gardeners, growers, and changemakers. Explore our full range of regenerative gifts, from living compost and biochar to handmade mushrooms, crochet worms, and soil-inspired art.
Alex Montgomery
Oct 10, 20253 min read
Small Actions, Big Change: How Community Regenerates Soil
Regeneration doesn’t start with grand infrastructure. It starts with people. Across Bristol, neighbours, volunteers, and creatives are showing how small acts of care can rebuild our soils and strengthen our communities.
Alex Montgomery
Oct 6, 20252 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
The True Value of Living Compost: Why It’s Worth It
Why does our living compost cost £12 for 5 litres when garden centre bags are so much cheaper? The answer is simple: our compost is alive. Made in Bristol from locally sourced food waste and woodchip, it’s packed with beneficial microbes, fungi, and nutrients that regenerate soil health and give your plants the best start. Every purchase also supports community composting, food education, and our two-acre food forest market garden.
Alex Montgomery
Sep 16, 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
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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