Libby Rainey, of The Denver Post, has recently penned an article about a Denver bike crew who area using pedal power to rescue food from landfills. She writes,

"It’s a steamy Friday morning, and Christi Turner is elbows-deep in compost. Armed with yellow gloves and an e...

You may have been tuning in to the ABC program War on Waste (still available on ABC iView FYI). But now what?... how can we take those lessons and run with them?...

...there's a podcast!...

"Craig Reucassel (The Chaser) and Wendy Harmer (Mornings on ABC Radio Sydney) con...

Our cafes here at Swinburne's Hawthorn campus are composting their food waste! The compost is being processed by a 24 hour in-vessel machine underneath the building and is being used by Swinburne horticulture students to grow food! So next time you come to Swinburne, g...

Check out this article by Elizabeth Royte for Modern Farmer, who explains the story behind cold-pressed juices. She writes:

"A serving of juice generates up to 4.5 pounds of pulp, depending on the ingredients. So where does all the leftover cucumber, mint, kale, apple,...

A perfect illustration of the reasons behind our research, and how you can get started on rescuing your food scraps from landfill and use them to grow your own food! Check out the video below from Planet Ark and Costa Georgiadis. Thanks Costa! Happy composting! :)

Our blog and website at foodcompostfood.org has been ranked among the top 40 compost blogs and websites globally!

Check out the full list of top 40 compost blog that made the cut! A great resource for composting know-how!

A little about the top 40 ranking...

"The Best Com...

Recycling food waste in communal worm farms is helping apartment dwellers in Stonnington City Council to reduce their environmental impact and work together towards a more sustainable future. If you're interested in how to set up a composting system in an apartment bui...

"Some apartment complexes tout such amenities as pools and weight rooms, but a new development in Staten Island, called Urby, prefers to crow about the organic farm located in the courtyard of one of two rental complexes, which opened earlier this year. They also like...

Interested in science, the garden, the outdoors or learning about what keeps our soils alive? Check out the citizen science program from Earthworm Watch in the UK where you can sign up to collect valuable data on earthworms from your own back yard! By doing so you can...

Happy New Year from the foodcompostfood.org team! Thinking about starting, or re-starting, a compost bin at home this year? Well the Permaculture Research Institute have some great tips on how to get started, and trouble-shooting for those who want to maximise their co...