Community Stories

Envisioning a Network of Community Composters
Community composting comes with a host of challenges, most notably, the collection of food scraps. San Diego, Chula Vista, Encinitas, and Vista are…
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Feeding People, Not Landfills, in Oceanside
As the City of Oceanside’s Environmental Officer, I have been working toward a zero waste community for the past 15 years. In 2015,…
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Keeping Fresh Produce in The Food System
“San Diego county is rich with fresh produce that belongs in the food system, not the landfill,” said Nita Kurmins Gilson, Co-Executive Director…
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Recovering and Distributing Food to Serve Those in Need
Working across the County, I Love to Glean helps to increase the capacity to recover and distribute food that would otherwise be wasted…
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San Diego Institutions Reduce Food Waste By 42%
What would it look like to pile up all of the food waste from a commercial kitchen over the course of a week,…
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