SCRAPS

TURN

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SOIL.

INTO

Join nature’s original workforce.

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They’ve been composting for

500 million years.

Now it’s our turn to clock in.

JOIN

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VOLUNTEER

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PARTNER

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Assortment of vegetable food scraps including red bell pepper, carrot, zucchini, onion, green beans, and banana, to be composted.

How it works

COLLECT

Save your veg peelings, coffee grounds, and fruit cores.

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Jora Compost Tumbler

DROP OFF

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Bring them to our station at our Community Centre Hub.

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TRANSFORM

Hot compost → Living soil you can use and share.

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Why it matters

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Every peel and shell stays in the village, not a lorry. We’re closing the loop, keeping nutrients where they belong - and showing that local compost can outshine the industrial stuff, without the plastic specks.

KEEP NUTRIENTS LOCAL

Turn waste into value right here, your scraps grow local soil.

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Modern composts are often laced with microplastics and lifeless fillers. Ours teems with fungi and microbes that bring tired ground back to life — one bucket at a time.

FEED THE SOIL

Healthy soil locks in carbon, holds water, and brings the land back to life.

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The world can feel heavy and disconnected; this is our small, joyful rebellion. We compost loneliness into friendship, one conversation and one bucket at a time.

STRONGER COMMUNITY

We swap isolation for muddy hands and good company.

The Soil Factory is a community composting crew in Forest Row.
We turn local food scraps into Living Soil and connection - practical, grounded, and full of life.

Join today

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HOUSEHOLD
MEMBER

Your scraps join the team.
Fair‑share compost back.

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BUSINESS
PARTNER

Close the loop with your café/restaurant.

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PAY IT
FORWARD

Sponsor a supported
membership.

Support a member

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What’s Coming?

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PARTNERSHIP STORIES

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RESOURCES TOOLKIT

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WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

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STATION MAP

Red apple core ready to be composted.

& MORE LIVING SOIL
FOR THE VILLAGE