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Free support to grow your own food in Falmouth

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Guy

The Growing Food and Composting project will run a series of free workshops for would-be food growers in Falmouth starting on Thursday May 9th and continuing on the 16th and 23rd of May, at the Bosvale Community Centre. … Continue reading →

Furniture re-use is back in the Heartlands

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Guy

Following the demise of Re-Furnish South West (formerly the SOFA project) a brand new charitable furniture re-use organisation, has opened in Pool, Redruth. … Continue reading →

Free support to grow your own food and become a mentor

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Guy

Cornwall’s Growing Food and Composting project will run a series of free workshops for would-be food growers in towns across Cornwall starting in April.

The tragedy of global food waste

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Guy

An alarming report claims that almost half of all the food produced in the world (2bn tones), ends up as waste every year. … Continue reading →

Make your own Compostable Xmas wreath!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Guy

If you can’t attend one of our seasonal community workshops on making compostable xmas decorations, we have a short DIY instruction sheet for you to download and help you create your own ‘green’ wreath.

Funding for household waste reduction in Cornwall

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Guy

Cornwall residents will be able to recycle more items from next year after the Council was successful in its bid for £1.56m of Government funding. The funding, from the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Weekly Collection Support Scheme, means … Continue reading →

Cornwall Alternative Waste Management Plan

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Guy

The local authority in Cornwall , could make massive savings of £320 million if it implemented an alternative waste management plan, rather than the controversial waste incinerator contract with SITA, an independent report revealed this week. The Cornwall Waste Forum … Continue reading →

Landfill on the decline?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Guy

Official figures released by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), show that for the first time since records began, English local authorities recycled, composted or reused more than they landfilled. From the year April 2011 to … Continue reading →

Room to Grow

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Ed

Room to grow is a short film which captures the many different associations that people have with growing and gardening. The film is in two parts. The first part describes the Growing Together Project, a community growing project based in … Continue reading →

Nesta Waste Reduction Challenge Prize

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Guy

Nesta are looking for applicants to take part in their Waste Reduction Challenge prize….

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