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Open to ideas, collaborations, and creative ways to grow together.

Partner with us
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CLOSE THE LOOP WITH

YOUR CAFE OR RESTAURANT

We're building a weekly food waste collection service for Forest Row's food businesses. Turn your kitchen scraps into local Living Soil while giving your customers a story worth sharing.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

WEEKLY BUCKET COLLECTION with flexible scheduling.

LOCAL FOOD WASTE SOLUTION with a community story.

PARTNER BADGE for your storefront and website.

PRIORITY ACCESS to bulk biochar-enhanced soil improver.

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Join Our Waiting List

Register your interest to be first in line when we launch business collections in Spring 2025.

Register Interest
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SMALL BUSINESSES

STAFF VOLUNTEER OR SPONSORSHIP DAYS at the station — a hands-on team day that gives back locally.

WINDOW OR COUNTER STICKER and short story to share meaningfully with customers (“We feed the soil that feeds us”).

COMMUNITY CREDIT scheme linking local business support with soil regeneration.

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SCHOOLS & EDUCATION

RUN PUMPKIN & VEG-WASTE DRIVES that fund a soil workshop or garden project.

→ “MICROBES AT WORK” assemblies exploring the unseen life beneath our feet, with microscope demos showing how soil connects to daily life.

→ A COMPOST STATION OF YOUR OWN — a living learning hub where students, parents, and teachers build soil together, with our guidance and community support. 

→ FAMILY FOOD WASTE DROP OFF at school to help close the loop between lunchboxes, composting, and the school garden.

→ SUPPORT SCHOOL GARDENS and local food growing through shared compost use and seasonal top-ups.

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COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

CO-HOST skill-shares, tidy-ups, or soil-building projects.

SHARED SOIL DELIVERIES for local gardens.

YOUTH VOLUNTEERING hours credited or project-based learning.

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Tell us how you’d like to partner — or suggest something new. We love local loops and co-created projects!

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