๐ŸŒป Almost waist-high on a 4-year-old โ€” this tiny sunflower was grown in 700 bags of dog poo! ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐ŸŒฑ

Yep, you read that right! My colleague, Stroud District Councillor Gill Thomas, is leading a research project to prove dog waste can be safely sanitised at ambient temperatures in UK conditions โ€” then used on food beds! ๐Ÿงชโ™ป๏ธ

Here in Stroud we love innovation. Time to rethink dog poo as a valuable resource, not just waste. ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿ”— Back the project: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/strouds-scooper-heroes

๐Ÿ™Œ Supported by: University of Gloucestershire | Pet Impact | Playschool For Dogs | National Trust Cotswolds | Garden Organic | Compost Magazine | Transition Stroud

#ScooperHeroes #DogPooToSoil #CompostingRevolution #CircularEconomy #Stroud #UKSustainability #GrowNotThrow #SunflowerPower ๐Ÿ’›