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blog, compost, environment, sustainability Posted onSeptember 25, 2015September 23, 2015

Circular Economy

Saw this blurb on waste reduction in the Greenest City newsletter. Metro’s Zero Waste conference will focus on the circular economy – sometimes called cradle […] Read More

blog, compost, Recycling, sustainability Posted onAugust 12, 2015August 9, 2015

Cut Out Waste

There’s a great feature on food waste in the August issue of Alive Magazine. Here’s an excerpt, but there’s much more if you click on […] Read More

blog, compost, environment, sustainability Posted onDecember 31, 2014

Watch Your Waste

Many years ago I recall telling a Metro Van staffer that if they really wanted people to compost, they should ban organics from the landfill. […] Read More

blog, compost, Recycling, sustainability Posted onDecember 26, 2014

Cutting Waste to the Bone

[youtube_sc url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frp_ZeN5_Jk&list=UU7sLiFXXvPuzxXKV_sQpHwA”] Gibsons Recycling Depot & Resource Recovery Centre has added a new piece of equipment. As of December 21, 2014, they are now accepting […] Read More

blog, compost, gardening, sustainability Posted onAugust 6, 2014

Wingdigger

I booked a compost workshop at my community garden for tonight – before I knew I was getting a new, full time job. So the […] Read More

blog, compost, gardening, sustainability Posted onJune 6, 2014June 2, 2014

Cash Crops

Back in 2004, in a keynote speech for the American Community Gardening Association in Toronto, I pitched a great fundraising idea for compost demonstration gardens. […] Read More

blog, compost, gardening, sustainability, urban agriculture Posted onMarch 12, 2014March 12, 2014

Ready, Set, Garden

I bought seeds this week. On the weekend I’ll be heading to my community garden to get my plot prepped. Here’s my to do list: […] Read More

blog, compost, environment, sustainability Posted onMarch 7, 2014

On SPEC

I got a shock the other day when I walked by my old stomping grounds at 2150 Maple Street, the site of the compost garden […] Read More

blog, compost, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onFebruary 9, 2014

Miss Demeanour

As of January 1, residents of Vancouver who live in multi-family dwellings (apartment buildings, condominiums) can put their food scraps into their yard trimmings bin. […] Read More

blog, compost, environment, gardening, sustainability, urban agriculture Posted onNovember 3, 2013

Blown Away

On my run the other day I was blown away by how many leaf blowers I saw. Homeowners and hired gardeners were blowing perfectly good […] Read More

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