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Eco-friendly Packaging for Small Business
As a small business owner, your journey is filled with exciting opportunities, but also some challenges. One such challenge is striking a balance between creating a memorable experience for your customers while managing the often limited resources you have at hand. When you’re just starting out you might not have the sales volume to meet [...]
Help your Sustainable Brand Stand Out from the Crowd
“People do not buy goods and services, they buy relations, stories, and magic.” - Seth Godin, author and marketing strategist First impressions are lasting, and in a crowded market, it's crucial to elevate your brand above the noise. But what is your brand, really? It communicates who you are, what you do, and why you do it. [...]
Understanding Sustainable Packaging MOQs
Even if you primarily sell online, your packaging is the first direct touch that your brand has with your customer. It’s an important part of a memorable experience and an incredible branding tool. Custom compostable packaging ensures that your product will create a unique experience that builds a connection with your customer. Whether you're a seasoned brand [...]
Prepare to go Plastic Free This July
With Plastic Free July just around the corner, it's the perfect time to rethink our habits and take steps to get rid of plastic in our businesses and everyday lives. Plastic Free July is a global movement that encourages people and companies to refuse single-use plastics for the month of July. This might mean taking a [...]
Nurturing Mind and Soil
“The weight of history is on our shoulders, but this moment is alive with possibility.” - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis We all have different experiences of nature, and different reasons for wanting to connect with it. Time in nature can help reduce stress - lowering blood pressure and [...]
Composting for Healthy Soil and Nutritious Food
As we continue to work towards a more sustainable future, our modern food system is confronted with challenges such as soil degradation and declining crop yields. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have identified Zero Hunger as a key objective. SDG 2 focuses on ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, and promoting [...]
The Soil Food Web
Soil is a complex community of living organisms. Plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi work together to create healthy soil that supports plants, and plants in turn support the environment by providing oxygen and food. Just as humans have a gut biome responsible for digesting food, the soil has a biome which breaks down organic matter and [...]
Let's Celebrate Compost!
For Healthier Soil, Healthier Food…Compost! Get ready to celebrate International Compost Awareness Week! Mark your calendars: May 7-13, 2023 will be a week of promoting awareness and celebrating compost. This year’s theme focuses on the role of compost in helping to end world hunger. Recycling organics into compost reduces waste and improves soil health. Applying compost to farmlands [...]
The Compost Movement is Growing!
Composting is continuing to gain momentum! Thanks to more education and awareness about its benefits, as well as increased availability of organics collection programs, composting is becoming a more attractive option for environmentally conscious communities. Many cities across the United States are implementing municipal compost collection programs, while community-based composting organizations are also seeing growth. Composting diverts [...]
How to Use Compost
Composting creates a sustainable, closed-loop system. It keeps organic material out of landfills and uses them to produce nutrient-dense compost. The resulting compost can be used to enhance existing soil and restore soil damaged by climate change. Whether you're composting at home or use a collection service, let’s find out what to do with that compost [...]
