Convening Set For Nov. 14th
Once again, the Central Ohio Food Waste Initiative is excited to bring its partners together for its annual convening on November 14th at the Westerville Area Resource Ministry (W.A.R.M.). Both in-person and virtual attendance options are available.
Join us before the meeting for an in-person tour of W.A.R.M. to see its food pantry and learn about how donations are sorted and distributed.
We’ll also hear about W.A.R.M.’s other programs such as its job assistance initiative and additional client services that are designed to empower people toward self sufficiency.
The event is free but registration is required.
COFWI Partner Spotlight
The more-than 70 vendors at the ECDI incubator kitchen have been diverting food scraps for almost a year, and the results are in. Click below to learn about the program, it’s challenges, and the future of organics diversion at the Food Fort.
Learn more about ECDI’s Organics Diversion Pilot here.
Webinar: Managing Food Scraps
Join us December 18th at noon for the Recycle Right At Work webinar: Managing Food Scraps, From Rescue To Composting. This 30-minute webinar will cover SWACO’s free resources and the support it can provide to help businesses prevent food waste, donate excess food, and divert food scraps from the waste stream.
Register Here.
Check out the Food Donation 101 webinar from earlier this year and email FoodWaste@swaco.org with any questions or requests for technical assistance.
New To COFWI?
Hear from Food Waste Programs Administrator, Jane Boehm on the Green Champions podcast talking about the Food Waste Initiative, how SWACO is working to help keep food waste out of the landfill, and ways that you can help from home or work.
Listen here.
Pumpkin Composting In Your Neighborhood
If the squirrels and deer haven’t gotten to them first, you can bring your pumpkins and gourds to a collection site for composting. Collections are happening all over Franklin County from October through December. Click below to find a collections site in your community.
