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Compost Happens – November 2024

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Community Composters Innovate, Adapt, and Connect at the 8th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum

https://ilsr.org/articles/cultivating-community-composting-2024/



These East Denver neighborhoods will get compost service next

Congratulations Park Hill, Central Park and East Colfax!

https://denverite.com/2024/10/17/denver-compost-service-park-hill-east-colfax/

 

Food waste responsible for 14% of US methane emissions: ReFED 

The report, produced with Global Methane Hub, identifies the top emission reduction solutions both upstream and downstream of consumers.

https://www.wastedive.com/news/refed-food-waste-methane-emissions-supply-chain-report/730267/

 

The ComPOSTer: How much can composting help in solving the climate challenge?

https://scraplab.princeton.edu/2020/03/the-composter-how-much-can-composting-help-in-solving-the-climate-challenge/

 

Yale Experts Explain Compost 

https://sustainability.yale.edu/explainers/yale-experts-explain-compost

 

How composting can reduce our impact on the planet

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-composting-can-reduce-our-impact-planet

 

Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom

Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/subverting-climate-science-in-the-classroom

 

Local Girl Scout (FL) Promotes Composting To Help Farmers In Southeastern States

https://www.ospreyobserver.com/2024/11/local-girl-scout-promotes-composting-to-help-farmers-in-southeastern-states/

 

Denali announces strides in sustainability.

“Our sustainability team has estimated that last year we recycled and collected about 1.7 billion pounds of food waste which helped us avoid over 850,000 tons of CO2 emissions that would have been released if gone to landfill.”

https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/denali-announces-strides-in-sustainability/

 

How a Scottish farmer created ‘the most natural’ zero waste chocolate milk.

A Scottish organic dairy has launched what it claims is the most natural chocolate milk on the market, dubbed ‘brown cow milk’. 

https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/producers/how-a-scottish-farmer-created-the-most-natural-zero-waste-chocolate-milk/

 

Fermented Future: Tackling Food Waste and Climate Change One Jar at a Time

https://earth.org/fermented-future-tackling-food-waste-and-climate-change-one-jar-at-a-time/

 

What Haulers Should Know About Applying Food Processing Residuals

https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/field-crops/what-haulers-should-know-about-applying-food-processing-residuals/article_83fc6d28-9928-11ef-85da-8fa0c6f468d5.html

 

The globalized, industrialized food system is destroying the world—we urgently need to support local food economies

Our food system is linked to an economic system fundamentally biased against what’s good for people and the planet.

https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/11/04/the-globalized-industrialized-food-system-is-destroying-the-world-we-urgently-need-to-support-local-food-economies/

 

On the Ground With Atlanta Schools Reducing Food Waste

From composting to donating food, Atlanta area schools are teaching students how to cut food waste.

https://modernfarmer.com/2024/10/on-the-ground-with-atlanta-schools-reducing-food-waste/

 

Ag Impact Fund Grants available, introducing Fall Mini Grants

https://ofbf.org/2024/10/29/ag-impact-fund-grants-available-introducing-fall-mini-grants/

 

Mayor Bowser (DC) and Department of Public Works Kick Off Back to Basics Week, Highlighting Leaf Collection Season and Food Waste Reduction Programs

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-department-public-works-kick-back-basics-week-highlighting-leaf-collection

 

Clark County (NV) to host November composting workshops

https://www.thereflector.com/stories/clark-county-to-host-november-composting-workshops,364601

 

Ag Impact Fund Grants available, introducing Fall Mini Grants

https://ofbf.org/2024/10/29/ag-impact-fund-grants-available-introducing-fall-mini-grants/

 

Holcomb (GA) teachers Young Farmers about composting

https://www.times-georgian.com/news/local/holcomb-teachers-young-farmers-about-composting/article_fafe1d16-9461-54f3-8a91-26afa7234943.html

 

Eco-tip: Farm Day (CA) tours to feature compost and mulch

https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/10/26/eco-tip-farm-day-tours-to-feature-compost-and-mulch/75832958007/






Final Week for Food Scraps Drop-off at Farmers’ Markets

https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/2024-10-28/final-week-for-food-scraps-drop-off-at-farmers-markets



USDA Invests in California Compost Facility, Part of Plan to Strengthen American Farms & Businesses, Increase Competition and Lower Costs

https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/usda-invests-california-compost-facility-part-plan-strengthen-american-farms-businesses-increase

 

From garbage to garden – Recycling organic waste to contribute to a healthier planet

https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us/about-us/sustainable-development/more-green-our-planet/garbage-garden-recycling-organic-waste-contribute-healthier-planet



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GEME Breaks New Ground in World’s First Bio Waste Composter Machine

 https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/marketers-media/geme-breaks-new-ground-world-s-141031169.html#ixzz8fQMtYr81

 

How major food manufacturers are cutting food waste 

Food manufacturers are prioritising food-waste reduction at all stages of production, and in doing so, are reducing costs too. 

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/07/03/How-Mondelez-and-Kraft-Heinz-are-cutting-food-waste 

Ways for food retailers to reduce waste

Independent retailers can lead the charge on slashing single-use plastics and reducing the amount of food waste being sent to landfill – here’s how

https://www.specialityfoodmagazine.com/news/ways-for-food-retailers-to-reduce-waste

 

Nature Fresh Farms using AI technology to help develop more sustainable farming

https://www.am800cklw.com/news/nature-fresh-farms-using-ai-technology-to-help-develop-more-sustainable-farming.html

 

Lineage unveils a Global Food Chain Innovation Challenge to combat food waste

https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/53727/lineage-unveils-a-global-food-chain-innovation-challenge-to-combat-food-waste/

 

City of Sonoma awards 10-year waste disposal contract to longtime local partners

Waste disposal provider Sonoma Garbage Collectors will increase rates by 20% and update practices to comply with state regulations

https://www.sonomanews.com/article/news/sonoma-local-garbage-collectors-contract

A robot is helping turn food waste into compost in Detroit 

https://www.bridgedetroit.com/a-robot-is-helping-turn-food-waste-into-compost-in-detroit/

Using crop waste to develop biobased plastics 

https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/using-crop-waste-to-develop-biobased-plastics/

Coming full circle
Momentum for composting is growing – will the buck(et) stop in Durango?

https://www.durangotelegraph.com/news/top-stories/coming-full-circle/

Phoenix’s food waste reduction program supporting local restaurants enters 2nd phase

https://www.kjzz.org/news/2024-07-08/phoenixs-food-waste-reduction-program-enters-its-second-phase

Food Scraps Recycling Drop-off at the West Community Market Begins on July 20, 2024

https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/2024-07-08/food-scraps-recycling-drop-off-at-the-west-community-market-begins-on-july-20-2024

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Compost Happens – November 2024

Community Composters Innovate, Adapt, and Connect at the 8th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum https://ilsr.org/articles/cultivating-community-composting-2024/ These East Denver neighborhoods will get compost service next Congratulations

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Green Mission News – November 2024

Flowers and the Birth of Ecology  Without flowers, there would be no us. https://nautil.us/flowers-and-the-birth-of-ecology-917041/ I have acreage to sell you in Antarctica: Antarctica is ‘greening’

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Compost Happens – October 2024

Lion Farms offers wide variety of organic Florida mushrooms https://communitynewspapers.com/south-dade/lion-farms-offers-wide-variety-of-organic-florida-mushrooms/ How State Organic Waste Ban Policies Can Drive Food Waste Reduction  Organic waste bans are

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Green Mission News – October 2024

Book review: The Nutmeg’s Curse Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/N/bo125517349.html and https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-03-21/the-nutmegs-curse-review/ Letter from the Farm | Wild Geese and

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Green Mission News – September 2024

5 big ways U.S. communities are working to minimize harm from climate change https://ensia.com/notable/5-big-ways-u-s-communities-are-working-to-minimize-harm-from-climate-change/   In a fight to save a rare bird, Indigenous communities

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Compost Happens – August 2024

US’ Outdated Composting Infrastructure Offers Golden Investment Opportunity  https://sustainablebrands.com/read/finance-investment/outdated-composting-infrastructure-investment-opportunity   Table2Farms: Innovating Composting to Combat Climate Change https://foodtank.com/news/2024/07/innovating-composting-to-combat-climate-change/   Ventura County organic recycler putting waste

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Green Mission News – August 2024

QUOTATIONS FROM ROGER REVELLE Compiled by Deborah Day, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives https://library.ucsd.edu/scilib/biogr/day_quotations-from-roger-revelle.pdf and In 1957, Climate Scientist Warned Congress That Fossil-Fueled Global Warming

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Green Mission News – June 2024

  What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?  Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers. https://grist.org/business/what-will-it-take-to-get-companies-to-embrace-reusable-packaging/   Green

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Compost Happens Now – May 2024

International Compost Awareness Week Slated May 5-11 This year’s theme is COMPOST … Nature’s Climate Champion https://www.morningagclips.com/international-compost-awareness-week-slated-may-5-11/ ‘Just Eat It’ explores food waste and surplus

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Green Mission News – May 2024

Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects,

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Compost Happens – Earth Month 2024

Earth Month UWS Explainer: How to ‘Compost’ Food Scraps and Why It Matters https://www.westsiderag.com/2024/04/11/earth-month-uws-explainer-how-to-compost-food-scraps-and-why-it-matters Navigating the Compostable Packaging Landscape: Insights from BPI Executive Director Rhodes

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2024

‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution https://www.ecowatch.com/aruba-nature-rights-constitution.html   In Libya, one person’s garbage is another person’s

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Compost Happens – March 2024

Opportunities for scaling compost strategies help farms’ soil health https://www.agdaily.com/features/opportunities-for-scaling-compost-strategies-help-farms-soil-health/   GrowNYC prepares layoffs as city shifts to curbside composting https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-policy/grownyc-cut-54-workers-city-shifts-curbside-composting   Local farmers discuss

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Compost Happens – February, 2024

Unlocking the Power of Composting: Enhancing Soil Health and Boosting Crop Yields https://medriva.com/health/eco-health/unlocking-the-power-of-composting-enhancing-soil-health-and-boosting-crop-yields/   Chance Farm pursues ‘closed loop’ agriculture with composting group https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/agriculture/chance-farms-pursues-closed-loop-agriculture-with-composting-group/article_0011a7a0-c6c7-11ee-9c20-abf130d4d6b4.html  

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Green Mission News – February, 2024

    Five Ways to Develop “Ecoliteracy”.Daniel Goleman, Lisa Bennett, and Zenobia Barlow explain how we can teach kids to care deeply about the environment.https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_develop_ecoliteracy

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Green Mission News – November, 2023

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION LAUDATE DEUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20231004-laudate-deum.html   The in-depth assessment presented

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Green Mission News – October, 2023

A Love Letter to My Compost Heap https://atmos.earth/a-love-letter-to-my-compost-heap/   The Organic Urban Farm Growing Healthy Food for One of Chicago’s Most Underserved Neighborhoods For two

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Green Mission News – September, 2023

4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters https://theconversation.com/4-factors-driving-2023s-extreme-heat-and-climate-disasters-209975   True regenerative economies help everyone prosper https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/09/opinion/true-regenerative-economies-help-everyone-prosper   The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons Twelfth-century

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Green Mission News – August, 2023

One seed at a time: Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/one-seed-at-a-time-lebanese-project-promotes-agroecology-for-farmer-autonomy/   On the Cusp of Cleaning Up “Cancer Alley,” the EPA Caved

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Green Mission News – June, 2023

Time to pay the piper: Fossil fuel companies’ reparations for climate damages https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(23)00198-7   Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain

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Green Mission News – May, 2023

Discussing systems changes and the circular economy with Dr Anna Birney (5:39 minutes video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU-1Jnlg5V4   What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Vaccines? Should

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Green Mission News – January, 2023

  New Report Reveals Pesticide Industry’s Disinformation and Science Denial Playbook Monsanto’s Tactics to Defend Toxic Weedkiller Glyphosate Exposed https://foe.org/news/merchants-of-poison/   2022 Sustainability ReportTetra Pak

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Green Mission News – November, 2022

John D Liu  Ecological Restoration (10 min, video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hEEFXABFwrY How could positive “tipping points” accelerate climate action? As catastrophic climate change tipping points loom, could

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Green Mission News – October, 2022

Keep it green and lean. Chevron Ad Adam McKay (video 1 min, 40 sec) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2XTGteritE   The Campaign to Criminalize Ecocide https://theglobalobservatory.org/2022/03/the-benefits-challenges-and-limitations-of-criminalizing-ecocide/ and www.stopecocide.earth/leading-states Beyond

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