Over 28,150 cups of coffee, 1,820kg of food waste, and 3,458kg of CO₂ emissions saved from being dumped in landfill and polluting our atmosphere. That’s Food2Soil’s environmental legacy so far – and they’ve only just begun.

A Canberra-based, female-owned business, Food2Soil’s core mission is to honour the Earth and to be part of the solution for a better future – for their children and all generations to come.

Owners Josie and Annabel affectionately call their organic food waste fertiliser a “kombucha for plants and soil” and a better alternative to just seaweed. It’s lovingly brewed in their fit for purpose ‘brewhaus’ to help reduce food waste to landfill and to combat climate change.

Now available to purchase at the local IGA supermarket in Chapman, Food2Soil is a great locally-owned business with a stellar product to boot! There’s no need to continue purchasing the same old soil products you’ve always used when there’s a local, ingenious, and sustainable solution right on your doorstep.

Founded by a dietitian and an ex-chef, Food2Soil understands the enormity of the food waste problem plaguing our world and are taking up the fight, one brew at a time. 

“We both love good food, and we love enjoying our food and seeing it nourish our families. So, to see it wasted… really stings,” said Josie.

Discovering each other purely by chance, the two entrepreneurs took a leap of faith to launch their environmental business together, which is about to celebrate its second birthday.

“We use food and coffee waste from cafés to create our biofertiliser. We use the ancient practice of fermentation, not composting, and brew up a microbially live product. Most products on the market aren’t alive with beneficial microbes, ours is, and when you feed them to the soil, it helps plants absorb nutrients. It’s a better alternative to seaweed extracts, in so many ways. Plants just love it!” explained Annabel.

“We are big into giving back to the Earth, as well as this being a movement – not just a product. We even use upcycled equipment; for example, our vats are from the dairy industry. What we are doing is a solution for climate change. If you support our business, you’re investing in a small piece that will go towards the bigger puzzle of change.”

Not only is Josie and Annabel’s business sustainable and environmentally friendly, but they’re donating part of their profits to Greening Australia who aim to plant 500 million trees across the country by 2030.

With proven, evidence-based results, Food2Soil is purely organic. They take real pride and satisfaction from the flow of positive feedback received from happy customers. They are so sure of their product they offer a money back guarantee.

“It’s a cauldron full of bubbly goodness!” said Annabel.

“I’ve had professional apple growers say our apples grown with Food2Soil are unbelievably good – couldn’t believe they weren’t commercial.”

Reasons to try Food2Soil:

• 100% natural and organic
• Great value – a little goes a long way!
• A better alternative to just seaweed
• Sustainably made and produced
• Created locally in Canberra by a female-owned business
• Part of Food2Soil’s profits is donated to Greening Australia
• They offer a money back guarantee

Shop Food2Soil’s concentrated organic biofertiliser at www.food2soil.com.au and at IGA in Chapman. If you’re a local, email the team to avoid postage at [email protected] OR visit us at the Zero Waste Festival this Saturday 30 April 11am-4pm. See you there!

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