A Degenerative Lobby
‘Regenerative Agriculture’: the new buzzword for Agrobusiness
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/06/degenerative-lobby
Organic Community Joint Statement on “Regenerative Greenwashing”
https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2026/06/Joint-Statement_Regenerative-Greenwashing_Final-Version.pdf?dd
Iran war forces farmers towards fertiliser alternatives like compost
Experts say a shift away from chemical fertiliser could have wider benefits, as its production and usage create significant greenhouse gas emissions
https://www.business-standard.com/amp/world-news/iran-war-forces-farmers-towards-fertiliser-alternatives-like-compost-126053100186_1.html
Iran war forces farmers to seek fertilizer alternatives from cow dung to compost
https://wtop.com/world/2026/05/iran-war-forces-farmers-seek-fertilizer-alternatives-from-cow-dung-to-compost/
Machine learning-optimized composting strategies can enhance nutrient recycling and transform food system waste into a net carbon sink
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-026-01361-w
Big Apple gives away 5M pounds of compost produced from city’s recycled table scraps: ‘Black gold’
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/us-news/black-gold-big-apple-gives-away-5m-pounds-of-compost-produced-from-citys-recycled-table-scraps/
Composting made easy
https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/05/composting-made-easy.html
Rwanda’s Food Waste Could Feed Millions. Small Businesses Are Showing How.
In Rwanda, small businesses are turning coffee waste, fruit pulp and food scraps into fuel, fertilizer and income. In doing so, they’re building a blueprint for circular food systems across Africa.
https://www.wri.org/insights/rwanda-circular-food-systems-small-businesses
Building up, breaking down: UW-Stevens Point expanding its compostability lab
The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology is 1 of 8 labs in the country able to certify products as BPI compostable
https://www.wpr.org/news/uw-stevens-point-expand-compostability-lab
Beyond the Farm
Exploring Richmond’s (VA) community gardens and urban agriculture projects
https://www.styleweekly.com/beyond-the-farm/
Plainfield District 202 students tackle food waste at school
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/05/30/plainfield-district-202-students-tackle-food-waste-at-school/
The USDA’s Local Food Program Transformed Regional Food Systems. Now It’s Gone.
Farmers who lost contracts to sell to food banks and schools say they will survive, ‘but we’re not going to thrive.’
https://civileats.com/2026/06/02/the-usdas-local-food-program-transformed-regional-food-systems-now-its-gone/
Organic options poised to address fertilizer concerns, improve soil health
https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_patriot/community/organic-options-poised-to-address-fertilizer-concerns-improve-soil-health/article_3b1a88fe-df1e-4c34-9bc3-4e580f0cb39b.html
From food waste to ‘black gold’: inside the Dayton (OH) composting movement
‘Farms can exist and can thrive in urban areas.’
https://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/from-food-waste-to-black-gold-inside-the-local-composting-movement/article_650044c3-932f-5b68-a812-86f8d93824d1.html
A Circular Solution for Retail Food Waste Takes Shape in U.S. Grocery Stores
https://foodtank.com/news/2026/05/a-circular-solution-for-retail-food-waste-takes-shape-in-u-s-grocery-stores/
How Seaweed Farming is Shaping the Future of Food and Livelihoods
https://www.farms.com/news/how-seaweed-farming-is-shaping-the-future-of-food-and-livelihoods-242363.aspx
Regenerative reset: How one Herefordshire farm has shifted the focus from pure production to soil biology
A Herefordshire mixed farming business is rethinking its conventional operating system, replacing synthetic inputs and deep cultivations with applied soil biology, integrated livestock and homemade compost teas
https://www.farmersguardian.com/feature/4529870/regenerative-reset-herefordshire-farm-shifted-focus-pure-production-soil-biology
USDA Extends Pause on Loans for Controversial Digesters That Turn Manure Into Biogas
Anaerobic digester loans showed “significant delinquency rates,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, while environmental groups see the technology driving an expansion of large-scale animal farming operations.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25052026/usda-biogas-digester-loan-pause/
SEAS master’s project focuses on community composting in Detroit
https://seas.umich.edu/news/seas-masters-project-focuses-community-composting-detroit
Oakland launches first free compost hub, giving residents unlimited compost access
https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/05/11/oakland-free-compost-hub-west-oakland-farm-park/
How Houston Businesses Are Rethinking Organic Waste Management
Organic waste management represents both a practical business decision and a commitment to sustainable growth
https://www.morningagclips.com/how-houston-businesses-are-rethinking-organic-waste-management/
Royal Oak (MI) expands food waste composting program with more drop-off sites
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/royal-oak-expands-food-waste-composting-program-more-drop-off-sites