Friday, January 26, 2018

Winter Scrap Pile Up

Raise your hand if your food scrap collection looks like this in the winter.



January teased us in Cincinnati, oscillating between absolutely frigid to almost balmy weather. I can take scraps out in snow or even cold, but freezing rain or biting winds? Nope. Those banana peels will just have to spend another day or two hanging out in my kitchen.

Although sometimes challenging, composting in winter has its benefits. The freeze and thaw actually breaks down your food scraps. And stockpiling all of those food scraps will mean when the warm weather hits for good in the spring, your pile will kick into high gear.

Follow these tips for winter composting and before you know it, spring will arrive.

Happy winter composting!!!



Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Join a Special Screening of Anthony Bourdain Documentary

40% of food produced in America is wasted each year.  

While composting is a powerful action we can take to reduce food going to the landfill, we would rather see food eaten if possible. You can be part of the solution.

A recent documentary produced by Anthony Bourdain brings attention to the problem of wasted food and the steps toward change. You can see a special screening of “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste” on January 28, at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati.



We’ll be sponsoring the event, alongside our partners: Bouquet Restaurant and Wine Bar, Edible Ohio Valley, La Soupe, Ohio River Valley's Chefs Collaborative, and The Madhouse Vinegar Co.

We hope you’ll join us for this screening and panel discussion, and walk away armed with more tools to fight wasted food. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcVNFJn7NgI