Would you like to hear something incredible? Just Good Compost recently passed our first-year
mark. We are now serving over 300 households, 4 businesses and 2 elementary schools in
Almonte. With the help of our partners at Carebridge and Lanark County Support Services
(LCSS) we are also employing eight people with special needs in our community. How amazing
is that?
One of our greatest joys has been getting to know more people in our community. This town is
absolutely stocked with fun, smart, and interesting people. More seem to be arriving every day.
Sadly, there are shockingly few ways for all these wonderful people to connect. This seems
unfortunate, especially in the face of increased rates of social isolation and loneliness that
our society now faces.
So, with help of Gwen at Tea and Cake we are trying something new: The Friendship Project.
The idea is very simple. Through a short questionnaire we find out about our customers
interests and activities. Next, we put them in touch with one or two other people with similar
interests and offer them a free beverage at Tea and Cake so they can meet and get to know
each other. If there is a match, great. If not, nothing lost. Our hope is to not only connect our
customers, but also create new social activities and groups that people can join in our
community.
Just Good Compost was created with idea of reducing waste and strengthening our community.
We are thrilled to join Tea and Cake to launch the Friendship Project to help connect our
neighbours while we build clean soil.