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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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Green Mission News – June, 2022

Following Record Growth in 2021, Renewables on Track for New High in 2022 https://e360.yale.edu/digest/following-record-growth-in-2021-renewables-on-track-for-new-high-in-2022   The Insanity of Expanding Nuclear Energy https://boogiegreen.com/2022/05/12/the-insanity-of-expanding-nuclear-energy/   Greenpeace’s Russel Norman

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Green Mission News – March, 2022

  Is Earth Smart?We came up with a way to measure the intelligence of entire planets. Things aren’t looking great for ours.https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/02/biosphere-planetary-intelligence-evolution/622867/ Can a planet

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Green Mission News – February, 2022

Just What Is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway? https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/just-what-resilient-forest-anyway California redwood forest returned to Indigenous guardianship, conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/california-redwood-forest-returned-to-indigenous-guardianship-conservation/ Trees are important for cleaner air in cities

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Green Mission News – November, 2021

Agrovoltaics = Agriculture + Solar Photovoltaics = Win For Everyone https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/11/2057534/-Agrovoltaics-Agriculture-Solar-Photovoltaics-Win-For-Everyone Stella Vita: The newest solar-powered vehicle.Our Self-sustaining House On Wheels.https://solarteameindhoven.nl/ Cooking with the sun:

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Green Mission News – October, 2021

Welcome to the Pyrocene.Our society’s appetite for one kind of burning—fossil fuel combustion—has thrust us into a new Fire Age that is reshaping the Earth.https://inthesetimes.com/article/wildfire-history-steve-pyne-fossil-fuels-climate-fire-age-pyrocene

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Green Mission News – July, 2021

Climate, biodiversity & farmers benefit from rubber agroforestry: report https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/climate-and-biodiversity-benefit-from-rubber-agroforestry-report/ Extreme events: ecosystems offer cost effective protection https://www.cmcc.it/article/extreme-events-protect-with-ecosystems-is-cost-effective New research lifts the clouds on land

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Green Mission News – May, 2021

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2021

What a 40-year experiment can tell us about organic food. Takeaways from Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial. https://peeled.substack.com/p/what-a-40-year-experiment-can-tell Transform school meals to nourish kids and

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Green Mission News – December, 2020

For sustainable business, ‘planetary boundaries’ define the new rules https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/for-sustainable-business-planetary-boundaries-define-the-new-rules/ What could a good green recovery plan actually look like? What do governments across the

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Green Mission News – July 2020

A greener economy: how we make sustainability central to business  https://theconversation.com/a-greener-economy-how-we-make-sustainability-central-to-business-139086   The Path Beyond Extinction and Escape:  Return to Earth, Regenerate and Share Message for

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Green Mission News – May 2020

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2020

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Green Mission News – March 2020

Al Gore promotes carbon markets, regenerative agriculture at D.C. conference https://thefern.org/ag_insider/al-gore-promotes-carbon-markets-regenerative-agriculture-at-d-c-conference/ How to support your children in turning climate angst into climate action https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/how-support-your-children-turning-climate-angst-climate-action/  

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Green Mission News – February, 2020

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Green Mission News – January 2020

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Green Mission News – October 2019

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Green Mission News – September 2019

Greta Thunberg’s Transatlantic Sailing Trip Is Seriously Carbon-Neutral https://cleantechnica.com/2019/08/22/greta-thunbergs-transatlantic-sailing-trip-is-seriously-carbon-neutral/   Walter Jehne – The Soil Carbon Sponge, Climate Solutions and Healthy Water Cycles (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=123y7jDdbfY

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Green Mission News – July 2019

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