Source: sfexaminer.com Published: August 31, 2016 If California funds new composting facilities, more cities could divert waste, more farmers and ranchers would have access to compost and more rangeland could be covered. (Courtesy photo) By Robyn Purchia A few years...
Source: mocofoodcouncil.org Published: December 9, 2015 by Montgomery County Food Council Did you know that food scraps account for approximately 23% of the County’s overall waste stream? And did you know that there are new state standards that allow farmers to use...
Source: envisionfrederickcounty.org Published: March 28, 2016 BY JOCELYN MERCADO Mystery-Seedling-Cropped-500w I recently visited San Francisco, California—what an incredible city! With its diverse blend of cultures, beautiful vistas, and incredible food, what’s not...
Source: epa.gov Published: February 14, 2017 Composting is the fifth tier of EPA’s Food Recovery Hierarchy. Even when all actions have been taken to use your wasted food, certain inedible parts will still remain and can be turned into compost to feed and nourish...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: February 11, 2017 by Yuka Yoneda JetBlue launched the T5 Farm in 2015 as an experiment in urban farming that pushes the boundaries of the local food movement. Click here to watch “A Tour of JetBlue’s Farm at JFK Airport...
Source: chicagotonight.wttw.com Published: August 18, 2016 Alexandra Silets | If you live in the city, you may think it’s hard to compost. Compost is rich soil created by naturally recycling organic material. But there’s one man who is trying to make it easy. He’s...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: May 21, 2016 Union of Concerned Scientists Are there agricultural practices that might offer more potential than the ones commonly discussed in the “carbon farming” conversation? In a companion post, I wrote about what the science tells...
Source: nofavt.org Published: June 28, 2016 Rachel Fussell Sitting in the 100-year old Farm Barn at Shelburne Farms during a two-day course on Carbon Farming with Eric Toensmeier, I couldn’t help but ponder how simple life’s decisions must have been for the folks who...
Source: cecsb.org Published: September 8, 2016 Nicole Wald On Thursday, September 8, CEC’s CEO/Executive Director Sigrid Wright spoke at the California Adaptation Forum on a panel about the potential to implement “carbon farming” techniques on a large scale in Santa...
Source: carbonfarmersofaustralia.com.au Published: February 9, 2017 The Principals of Carbon Farmers of Australia have been pioneers in the farm-based offsets industry. Experience counts. Carbon Farmers of Australia is one of the only Regionally based Carbon Trading...
