We attended Portland, Maine’s ‘Feeding the 5,000’ Festival on Oct. 7 by George Semler The Daily Meal news story On Friday, October 7th, Portland, Maine became the 41st global city to reenact the biblical miracle of the loaves, feeding a 100-percent gleaned vegan vegetable stew to just under 5,000 people in and around Monument Square Read More
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More Composting Resources
Maine Guide to Recovering and Composting Organics in Maine: An excellent resource from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Maine’s Compost School Biocycle: A national composting and organics recycling information hub. UMaine 2011 Waste Characterization Study : Showing that around 43% of our household garbage bags contain organic material (and 27 percent of which is Read More
Municipal Composting Programs
Municipal composting programs for food waste are few and far between in Maine, but there are many around the country and beyond. In Maine, most municipalities provide composting of leaf and yard waste, but few offer food scrap composting. Some towns partner exclusively with one of Maine’s compost collection companies to offer a discount for Read More
Home Composting Resources
Home composting is the most economical and environmentally sustainable way to manage household organic waste. Doing the work yourself, and preventing your organic materials from travelling to a compost site, saves money on any transportation and processing fees and reduces collection vehicle traffic and pollution. If you have a garden and the desire to maintain Read More
Ecomaine Launches Food Waste Recovery Service
By Patty Wight MPBN news story Open up a refrigerator and the chances of finding limp lettuce or soggy squash are pretty high. Here in the U.S., it’s likely that this food will find its way into the garbage — according to the USDA, at least 30 percent of the nation’s food supply is wasted. Read More
Farm Leftovers to be Used to Feed 5,000 in Portland
On Oct. 7, a coalition of groups concerned about hunger will feed stew made from produce gleaned from local fields to thousands in Portland. By Meredith Goad, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story On Oct. 7, a coalition of groups concerned about hunger will feed stew made from left-behind produce to thousands in Portland. Read More
October 7, 2016: Feeding the 5,000, Portland
Feeding the 5,000, Portland ME On Friday, October 7, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. NRCM was part of a coalition of organizations that hosted Feeding the 5,000, a free, delicious, community meal for thousands of people, sourced entirely from locally gleaned, fresh food that would have otherwise been wasted. This event was designed to increase awareness Read More
Too Many Unknowns
The Ellsworth American editorial Communities in Hancock County and beyond — and the Municipal Review Committee that represents them — might want to give additional thought to their support for the Fiberight solid waste processing facility proposed for construction in Hampden. Eight members of the Maine Legislature’s Environmental and Natural Resources Committee — including the Read More
Company Guarantees Trash Reduction for Maine Towns that Switch to Pay-per-bag
North Carolina-based WasteZero promises that its pay-as-you-throw model will reduce waste by more than a third in its first year. By Peter McGuire, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story A private waste management company looking to expand in Maine is guaranteeing that communities that sign on to its pay-as-you-throw waste disposal system will reduce Read More
