Compost Happens – December 2025
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
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
From tour host to organic champion: Duncan honored at Organic Grower Summit
Respected leader in organic space honored for innovation, advancing soil health.
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
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.
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
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.
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