Composting and Biodegradability: what’s the difference?
“Composting is, in broadest terms, the biological reduction of organic wastes to humus. Whenever a plant or animal dies its remains are attacked by microorganisms and larger soil fauna and are eventually reduced to an earthlike substance that forms a beneficial environment for plant roots.” This definition in the 1992 edition of The Rhodale Book of Composting is a simple explanation of a natural process that supports life in every part of the world.
COP28 UN Climate Change Conference Science, Solutions, Solidarity for a Livable Planet
If we are going to find “solutions for a livable planet,” then it is our job to work collaboratively to make changes that will make that a possibility. “It’s our planet and while we know it is in crisis, we also know that solutions are in reach.” Let’s work together on developing solutions beginning now.
The Climate Conference and Plastics
There is a problem for me personally because I am getting plastic stuffing in packages from other places shipped to me to dispose of. Is it a problem for you?
New England Made Show - Spring 2023
New England Made Show Specials
We’ll be at the New England Made Giftware & Specialty Food Show Spring 2023 in Portland, ME
WCAX Made in Vermont: Sylvacurl
WCAX Made in Vermont: Sylvacurl
AST HARDWICK, Vt. (WCAX) - Tucked away in East Hardwick is a company working to take packing peanuts off the map.
“We thought well, we’ll make wood curls and get rid of styrofoam peanuts and save the world,” Sylvacurl co-owner Jim Lovinsky said.
For the past 30 years, that’s exactly what his family has been doing. It started with a study on northern forestlands in Vermont.