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
Category: compost
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
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