It’s International Compost Awareness Week! Composting is something that we’ve done for many years, but we didn’t start talking about until relatively recently. Many farms and households compost their waste, but have you ever wondered why? Composting has many environmental and economic benefits, which we will share with you below. (This post will probably be … Continue reading Why Everyone Should Compost
Tag: foodwaste
If you've been to our farmstand in the past year or so, you've probably noticed the big sign that reads "Food Scraps Accepted Here". Since August of 2022, our farm has been operating a community composting program. By doing this, we have reduced the amount of food waste that enters our county's landfill, where it … Continue reading Pre-Consumer vs. Post-Consumer Waste (and How We Handle Both on Our Farm)