We’ve been encouraging people to create MakeSoil sites in their community for a couple of years now…Currently, there are eight sites in Lambeth – please consider becoming a makesoil site TODAY! Go to MakeSoil.org to find out how. If we can show the Council that this scheme saves them (and ultimately us) money, then they…

community composting community growing Composting Food Resilience No More Food Waste

We were so pleased to host this packed hour, hearing from people from around Lambeth and beyond about the possibilities for community composting. You can watch the hour-long session on our youtube channel here. There was so much info raised but here are some of the things mentioned: Patrick Holden mentioned Dirt to Soil by…

community composting community growing communityresilience Composting makesoil Soils

A chance to hear from several of our community composters Andy Vassallo, Spring Gardens Nursery Jerome Webb, Carmelita Organic Garden Patrick Holden (formerly of Soil Association, and currently Founding Director of Sustainable Food Trust) Patrick is the founding director of the Sustainable Food Trust, working internationally to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable food systems.…

communitygrowing Composting makesoil

POSTPONED INDEFINITELY, UNTIL WE ARE ALLOWED TO GATHER IN GROUPS AGAIN – SO SORRY TO ALL Andy will demonstrate how to build a compost heap from scratch showing the ratio of green to brown materials. IEL will show off its new community compost bins, built by us for Spring Gardens, funded by Veolia. Andy will explain…

Composting Gardening Soils