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ARK = ACTS OF RESTORATIVE KINDNESS

Weaving a patchwork of safe havens for Nature globally, in our gardens, schools, public spaces and beyond.

https://wearetheark.org/?brid=rM37gouDOdA6-RWZG-2Uug

Biochar supercharges composting while cutting greenhouse gas emissions

https://www.earth.com/news/biochar-supercharges-composting-while-cutting-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

Let It Rot, Let It Renew: Composting Must Anchor America’s Waste Strategy

The United States loses an estimated 1.7 to 2.3 billion tons of soil every year to runoff and erosion. Agricultural land, especially corn, soybean, and wheat fields, suffers the highest losses. This is not just an environmental crisis; it is an economic one

https://www.waste360.com/composting/let-it-rot-let-it-renew-composting-must-anchor-america-s-waste-strategy

Eco-Friendly Resolutions in 2026: Composting in Alabama

https://thebamabuzz.com/eco-friendly-resolutions-in-2026-composting-in-alabama/

World Soil Day: How Healthy Soil Sustains Food, Health & Planet

https://www.metropolisindia.com/blog/preventive-healthcare/world-soil-day

Totnes (UK) school turns food waste into compost with green award win

It’s been praised for its recycling, composting and sustainability education in a county-wide green recognition scheme

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/totnes-school-turns-food-waste-10680606

Food compost program aims to reduce waste

(Brookings, South Dakota)

https://sdsucollegian.com/32382/news/food-compost-program-aims-to-reduce-waste/

How one Seattle organization is turning food waste into plant food 

A program in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood is reducing garbage while helping residents grow their own gardens.

https://grist.org/sponsored/how-one-seattle-organization-is-turning-food-waste-into-plant-food/

Mulbarton Compost revolutionises agricultural compost in South Australia

https://wastemanagementreview.com.au/mulbarton-compost-revolutionises-agricultural-compost-in-south-australia/

From tour host to organic champion: Duncan honored at Organic Grower Summit

Respected leader in organic space honored for innovation, advancing soil health.

https://www.farmprogress.com/organic-grower-summit/from-tour-host-to-organic-champion-duncan-honored-at-ogs

Gippsland Organics Expansion To Boost Jobs And Agriculture

The upgrade at the Gippsland facility will allow them process an additional 70,000 tonnes of organic material per year, bringing total capacity to 250,000 tonnes per annum.

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/gippsland-organics-expansion-boost-jobs-and-agriculture

Miami-Dade backs pilots to grow organics diversion and composting

https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2025/12/08/miami-dade-backs-pilots-to-grow-organics-diversion-and-composting/

 

Ukraine’s farms once fed billions, but now its soil is starving

https://phys.org/news/2025-11-ukraine-farms-fed-billions-soil.html

With Hunger on the Rise, Urban Gleaners Seek to Strengthen Local Food Security

Amid escalating food costs and cuts to food assistance, collecting surplus food offers an age-old solution. 

https://civileats.com/2025/11/18/with-hunger-on-the-rise-urban-gleaners-seek-to-strengthen-local-food-security/

The Youth-Led Container Garden Movement Tackling Child Hunger in Uganda 

The Kanyanya Youth Urban Oasis initiative provides nutrient-dense food to schools in need by bringing the farm to them.

https://triplepundit.com/2025/school-hunger-uganda-kanyanya-youth-urban-oasis/

Permanent Composting Site Opens In Vienna (VA) After Successful Pilot

After pilot program success at the Vienna Farmers Market, a permanent site is open to take food scraps and other compostable materials.

https://patch.com/virginia/vienna/permanent-composting-site-opens-vienna-after-successful-pilot

Pinecrest (FL) Students Transform Pumpkins into Compost at Inaugural Event

https://communitynewspapers.com/pinecrest-tribune/pinecrest-students-transform-pumpkins-into-compost-at-inaugural-event/

 

Baruch visits Earth Matter NY on Governors Island

https://theticker.org/17494/science/baruch-visits-earth-matter-ny-on-governors-island/

Inside Wegmans’ push to cut trash and help families

From compost to food shelves, Wegmans’ zero waste effort keeps 88% of waste out of landfills.

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/videos/grocery/stores/supermarkets/2025/11/20/wegmans-food-waste-plan-powers-farms-feeds-homes/87383053007/

Baseline Food Loss and Waste Report Launched

Today, the Ministry has published a report establishing Aotearoa New Zealand’s first baseline measure of food loss and waste.

https://environment.govt.nz/news/baseline-food-loss-and-waste/

Unlocking circular agriculture could save India billions in fertiliser imports – Dr. Darteh

 The country could save billions of cedis in fertiliser imports and strengthen its agricultural resilience if it fully embraces circular agriculture and scales up organic waste recovery, Dr. Bertha Darteh, Sub-Division Lead for Water, Sanitation Environment at the Ghana Institution

https://cedirates.com/news/unlocking-circular-agriculture-could-save-billions-in-fertiliser-imports–dr-darteh/

 

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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 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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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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