Together with SUEZ UK and East Devon District Council, we have cultivated a partnership to support Devon Dig and Donate, a community growing project with a mission to grow and provide fresh, healthy, nutritious produce for people experiencing food poverty.
We helped by delivering 28 tonnes of compost to the project. This was created from household green waste collections and processed into compost at our Coastal Organics site in Exeter.
One tonne of cardboard collected from East Devon residents was donated by EDDC which SUEZ collected from EDDC’s Materials Recycling Facility and delivered to the project.
The cardboard and compost are creating no dig vegetable beds on the site, which will grow a range of fruit and vegetables for food banks and other community food initiatives.
Transported by SUEZ, two tonnes of wood chippings from Streetscene parks maintenance team are being used to build pathways between the growing beds, making the site more accessible for all including people in wheelchairs.
This is such a huge achievement by the Dig and Donate team of volunteers. Their dedication will bring so much benefit to the local community experiencing food poverty.
The cardboard and compost are creating no dig vegetable beds on the site