The project kicked with the installation of our new food composting system, funded by Tower Hamlets Council. Our friends from SEEit Working Trust and Old Tree Soil collaborated on integrating a system that will help us reduce our food waste at Rich Mix, introducing a composting system for scratch testing a community garden.
On installation day, the Rich Mix and OITIJ-JO team helped install our new food waste composter in our yard, enjoying a demonstration and getting to grip with how it works, ready to use in future workshops.
With our new system in place, food waste from our kitchens will be put to great use, nourishing our community garden and creating soil for green projects in our community.
The installation of the composter comes as part of Everyone a Maker, our family-friendly food sustainability programme run in partnership with OITIJ-JO.
Supported by National Lottery Community Fund and Tower Hamlets Council, Everyone a Maker is an exciting family-friendly programme of workshops, market stalls and performances from the OITIJ-JO community, centred around food sustainably.
Taking place on select Sundays, the workshops include fun and easy ways to enjoy food more sustainably, recipes for preserves and strategies to reduce food waste at home. Involving taste tests and fun activities for the whole family, the project kicked off in November 2024 and will continue into 2025 with Everyone a Maker Mela’s.
We are excited to be working together on this project, learning together with our community and ensuring we are making eco-conscious choices, whilst celebrating cuisine, culture and community.
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