Composting and Gardening at local Schools

SNUB has received an Awards for All England, money from the Gardens for Schools. The project will help schools develop their garden spaces for growing vegetables and composting. Raised beds from recycled wood, built and provided by Mcgovern Carpentry, East Dulwich, vegetable seed growing, planting, and composting will be some of the activities. The aim is help children understand where food comes from and composting. This scheme was funded in December 2009. The children will also learn about nutrition, the food seasons and why it is important to eat local food whenever possible. Local residents are helping on all aspects of this project and if you wish to volunteer please contact SNUB. Thank you to local trader, Alleyn Park Garden Centre in West Dulwich, for their generous discount and Southwark Council for their Community Council fund.

Collection of all food waste turned back into compost (not landfill)

Those of you who support us will be well aware that the waste from plastic bags is only part of the rubbish we throw away. UK households throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food every year. Food waste is a massive problem. See: http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/

East Dulwich SNUB has received funding from Southwark Council’s Cleaner, Greener, Safer programme to support restaurants to recycle their food waste instead of having it end up in landfill. The money is funding a 3 month pilot scheme with East Dulwich restaurants and traders to have all of their food waste collected and turned back into compost. Aardvark Recycling, a social enterprise based in Lambeth, is delivering the collection/compost scheme.