by Content | Mar 22, 2014 | Rot Stars
Who Cares? Pablo Ortega Garcia- that’s who! (left) Source Separation at Just Food Conference 13. (from left) Yeuran Chang, Pablo Garcia, Marisa DeDominicis and Carol Hooper. Lots of people say they are concerned about the environment, but it takes a special kind of...
by Content | Mar 1, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
by Eric Weimer, Resource Recovery Intern NY Harbor School (NYHS) and Earth Matter’s goals are different. For Harbor School, the goal is to clean up the New York Bay by replacing oyster reefs that have disappeared from years of human disruption. For Earth Matter, the...
by Content | Mar 1, 2014 | Rot Stars
A Love Affair with Microbes Passion comes in many forms; love for your family, your partner….the works of Beethoven or Bieber. Shig Matsukawa is passionate about fermentation, fermentation of people’s food scraps. (photo left) Shig Matsukawa (center)...
by Content | Mar 1, 2014 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
Island Visitors by Annie Barry People are not the only ones that enjoy visiting Governors Island. Peregrine falcons are also frequent visitors to the island, where they can be seen perched on trees or tall structures. The falcons are looking for prey. When a tasty...
by Content | Feb 21, 2014 | Media
A range of collaborative programs involving city agencies and community composters has helped increase the diversion of household food scraps. Read more.