The aims of this sustainable development project were: to improve the management of food waste at one of our main centres by using wormeries and composting; to create an organic vegetable, fruit and herb garden on an overspill car park area at the centre and use it as a hands-on teaching resource; to develop and deliver a new range of mainstream, community and family learning courses, both practical and theoretical, around the concepts of growing, sourcing and preparing food for domestic consumption in a sustainable manner that also provides economic benefits to the participants; to embed what we teach in our own practice and vice versa; and to involve the local community in the project. This would include families using the nursery in the college, the adjacent primary school and users of a day centre for people with learning difficulties located on the college site as well as the wider community in Penge and Anerley. Search 'Stepping Up in Sustainability' to find similar projects.