Generous Earth Community Composting

08/10/2026

Nest Thursday 15th October we we would love you to come and help at Zoo Field volunteer day - many hands make light work!
11 till 3
Come for an hour or stay longer.
See our African keyhole bed which we are making
Lots of things to do - even if you are not able to do physical work we can find gentle things like seed saving etc.

Find out about the exciting plans for the Forest Garden - we have secured funding and planting will start in December!

You can find Zoo Field here.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UJAoZvvRAdxft1ea7

28/09/2026

First Monday of the month is our day at Devonport Park!
Nature Plymouth Friends Of Devonport Park Routes To Grow

15/09/2026

Two events coming up....
This week on Thursday our regular Zoo Field volunteer day
Next week a wormery workshop at Kintsugi Community Garden.
PLUS - we need your food 'waste' to make the best compost!
Beocme a composting champion and help us repair our soils through composting in lots of different ways.

11/09/2026

Next Thursday we will be at Zoo Field for our volunteer day!

Join our Green Communities team and Generous Earth Community Composting in Central Park's Zoo Field to learn about all things compost, gardening, and local community projects!

These free composting sessions happen every third Thursday of each month, 11am-3pm, with the next session happening on Thursday 17 September. Help us create a growing community garden and learning space for everyone. Find out more here: https://buff.ly/dJ4O04z

Food Plymouth

11/09/2026

Thank you to the team from The Vine for helping at Zoo Field and making a difference. Looks like lots of fun was had too!

04/09/2026

On Monday we have our first autumn composting event at Devonport Park!
Leaves are often a wasted resource - but don't put them in your bin - make fantastic leaf mould. So easy! We will be sharing tips on how to do this in small gardens.
We have a large leaf mould wire container beside our Devonport Ridan which we will be filling up over the coming weeks with the help of the local community including the .
Nature Plymouth Friends Of Devonport Park

18/08/2026

Our volunteer day is this week on Thursday 20th August at Zoo Field behind Argyle. We will be harvesting veg and working on our African Keyhole Bed too.

On the third Thursday of the month we are at Central Park in Zoo Field for the volunteer day!
Volunteer day
11 am to 3 pm
Drop in and stay for as long as you want
Each time we od diffeent seasonal activities around growing and composting.

14/08/2026

We love making compost and sharing it. We had fun at our regular session at our Ridan Composters in Devonport Park (first Monday of month) and encouraged passers by to come and help. The compost was shared with the volunteers and the Friends Of Devonport Park

04/08/2026

We have started to make an African keyhole bed at Zoo Field! A great way to compost in situ and will look wonderful too.

Come and help us with the next stage at our volunteer day on 20th August.

Check our our August NEWSLETTER to get composting updates via this link
https://mailchi.mp/34013c9c8492/generous-earth-community-composting-october-update-62783?e=caf2669716