Need fresh vegetable waste to build up your composting? St Leonards-based charity Sustenance collects surplus food from local retailers and uses it to provide food bags and meals to local people in need. 

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Papaya before peeling

Each week, there are bags of surplus and off-cuts. If any individual or group would like them for their compost bin in a garden or allotment, Sustenance can deliver on a Thursday afternoon. Contact: 077945 39016. 


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