Be Loyal to the Soil!

by | Mar 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Community Drop-off Programs, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, Events, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, Member Accomplishments, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction

“Compost is the answer.” This was the gist of a beautiful afternoon during Soil Health Week (March 4 – 10) with the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. Fremont Township Garden volunteers and community members throughout the region gathered with the...

Compost Industry Tours with the IFSCC: Whole Earth Compost and Teegen Compost Services

by | Nov 3, 2023 | Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Member Accomplishments, Policy, Residential Composting Service, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction

The IFSCC Policy Committee recently hosted compost industry tours at IFSCC Gold Sustaining Member Whole Earth Compost and with an IFSCC organizational member, Teegen Compost Services. These tours provided helpful information about how processors make compost from our...

Starting a composting program in your multi-unit building

by | Aug 11, 2023 | Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Waste Reduction

Author:  Dianarose Fraum Blivaiss, Education Committee On August 2, 2023 Senator Dick Durbin spoke to a full house at the Food Tank and White House summit Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, and Healthy Choices, Chicago. Addressing food waste, he stated, ...