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We thought we'd share a photo of our worm tech doing what he does best: reaching arm-deep into the bottom of one of our continuous flow worm bins to scrape out the excellent worm poop that keeps our community gardens thriving. As you can see, he's laying flat on the muddy ground, shoulder-deep in what used to be a wheelie bin, looking absolutely chuffed with himself. It's not the most glamorous job in the world, but someone's got to coax that black gold out from the bottom wh

We've got a new partner on board, and our worms are currently living their best lives. The Hilary Step pub – that proper locals' spot in Whalley Range – has started donating all their cardboard to our wormeries, and honestly, we've never seen our composting crew so enthusiastic. Now, I'll be straight with you. When we first suggested feeding cardboard to worms, even we thought it sounded a bit bonkers. I mean, cardboard? That's what you use for packaging, not worm food. But

We've got a new supplier on board, and frankly, our worms have never looked so perky. Mercado Cafe - the lovely lot with the spot on Burton Road in West Didsbury , have joined our growing network of caffeine philanthropists, and their coffee grounds are already causing quite the stir in our worm bins. Mercado Cafe's coffee grounds become community garden fertiliser thanks to Brewcycle worms Picture the scene: our friends at Chorlton Bike Deliveries swing by Mercado on a Thu

If you wandered by the Brewcycle team at the Forever Fields community garden a while back, you might have heard a voice coming from beside our big yellow continuous-flow worm farm. That was Jay, our resident worm wrangler, giving the Community Payback team a tour of the weird and wonderful world of worm power. Jay has a knack for turning compost chat into something surprisingly fun. He explained how our giant yellow worm bin is basically a luxury hotel for thousands of wriggl

Let’s be honest – keeping a houseplant alive in Manchester is already a small miracle. Between the lack of natural light in our lovely Victorian terraces, the radiators that seem to have two settings (‘off’ and ‘surface of the sun’), and our famously, erm, moist climate, it’s a wonder any of us have anything more than a plastic cactus surviving on the windowsill. But here’s the thing: we’ve been having a bit of a chinwag with our mates at Egino Emerging up in Wales, and the

Ever wonder what happens to those coffee grounds after they’ve done the hard work of getting you through a Monday morning? Spoiler: they’re not off to the great compost heap in the sky. They’re actually off on a proper Mancunian adventure – and unlike most of us, they don’t even have to brave the M60 to get there. Here at Brewcycle, we’ve been scratching our heads (and occasionally our noses – spent grain is pungent stuff) trying to work out the most sustainable way to collec

Something exciting is wriggling its way into the BrewCycle project. We’re turning big old waste bins into continuous-flow worm farms to transform spent grain, used mushroom substrate and garden waste into rich, living compost for the community gardens at Forever Fields in Manchester. It’s all part of our circular mission — where nothing goes to waste, and even the tiniest creatures play a big role in rebuilding healthy soil and healthy communities. Our new worm farms will be

At BrewCycle, we’re always experimenting with new ways to turn Manchester’s brewery leftovers into something wonderful. Our latest adventure involves a humble but mighty machine called a pelletiser. We’re looking into getting one to help us transform spent brewery grain into tidy little pellets that are easier to store, handle and use as a growing base for our gourmet mushrooms. If you’ve ever seen brewery grain up close, you’ll know it’s a bit of a handful — soggy, heavy and

We’re thrilled to share that our BrewCycle Manchester project has just been awarded funding from the Greater Manchester Combined...