Montagu Arms kitchen garden
Total project costs £41,149
Fund grant £15,917 (39% of total)
The Montagu Arms Hotel in Beaulieu has received a grant from the Sustainable Development Fund to increase the amount of locally grown produce it uses and reduce the quantity of waste it generates.
A kitchen garden has been developed to produce food for use in the hotel restaurant, complete with free-range chickens to provide eggs for breakfast.
The hotel has also installed a rocket composter, an in-vessel system that efficiently composts food waste. Food waste is a significant part of the hotels waste and it is anticipated that the Rocket will reduce the amount of waste generated by almost half and hotel staff are monitoring the effectiveness of the project.
The kitchen garden is proving inspirational among other New Forest businesses and has run two workshops for people to learn about the project and see its development.
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