Organics
A few thoughts about waste, awareness, and November.
Imagine your perfect 4th-Thursday-in-November holiday scenario. What does it look like? In the year 2020 (an election year, at that), the economy isn’t doing great and many people have lost…
Read MoreDIY Composter: How-to with TEC’s Youth Education!
Our Eco-Hero STEAM students got to make their own composters this fall! What is compost? Compost is decomposed organic material that can be used as a nutrient-rich soil amendment for…
Read More3 Tips for a Low Waste Halloween
Halloween! Such a fun fantastical holiday when you can really be whoever you want to be: Storm from the X-Men? Willy Wonka? Or popular and scary Freddy Krueger? Well, even…
Read MoreTips plus Q & A from Rethink Food Waste Challenge 2020 Participants!
Wasted food is kind of a big deal. Did you know that an average household ends up tossing 1/4 of the food they bring home. The good news is that…
Read MoreLess Wasted Food on Farms featuring Boundless Farmstead and Rainshadow Organics.
We in Central Oregon, despite our fame as a semi-desert, are incredibly lucky to have dozens of local food proprietors. From dairies to alpaca farms, from egg-specialists to vegetable gurus.…
Read MoreComposting when you don’t have a yard or a public service.
I live in a small apartment and there is no composting on the property. I have a yard, but my HOA says I can’t have a compost pile. I live…
Read MoreRethink Waste: DIY Beeswax Wrap!
We’re up to our armpits in our second Rethink Food Waste Challenge! Folks are learning all about ways to reduce their household food waste through shopping with a list, keeping…
Read MoreJoin the Spring 2020 Rethink Food Waste Challenge!
Join over 700 households who have taken the challenge! In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, we are bringing you a FREE home challenge to reduce your household’s wasted food.…
Read MoreCommunity Grants Awarded For Waste Reduction
Five organizations / businesses have won a grant from The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Community Grants Program to support waste reduction efforts! Out of 30 compelling applications, there were three…
Read MoreBuying in Bulk: What’s the Big Deal?
In considering whether or not to buy in bulk, there are many pros. And in my book, there are also some challenges. (To clarify, for the purposes of this posting,…
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