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MONDAY, OCT 17 — 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Virtual) Food Waste 101: A Roadmap to Achieving 50% Reduction by 2030 Ever wonder who generates the most food waste, why food waste is a problem for climate, and what are the most effective ways to reduce it? ReFED, a nationally-respected consortium of food waste experts, recommends 40 […]
TUESDAY, OCT 18 — NOON – 1:00PM (Virtual) Intro to Composting at Home: Hot & Worm Composting Learn how to home compost and make your own “black gold” for your yard or garden! This workshop will cover the basics of hot composting outside as well as worm composting (suitable for small patios and apartments). Composting […]
TUESDAY, OCT 18 — 6:00 – 7:00PM (Virtual) Making the Most of Food: Regrow, Reduce, Recycle Join us to learn what to do with your leftover produce scraps. Instead of throwing them away, we will teach the general consumer how to use these kitchen scraps to regrow your produce in your kitchen, patio, or window. […]
WEDNESDAY, OCT 19 — 7:00 – 8:00PM (Virtual) Food Waste Policy: Pitfalls & Progress Join us for a panel discussion about the local food waste policy landscape. Representatives from across the DMV will share their most impactful policies and frustrating roadblocks. Learn about innovative policies and how to advocate for the upcoming Farm Bill to […]
This Hispanic Heritage Month, ANS is joining with the America the Beautiful For All campaign to highlight the importance of both conservation and access to public lands. Join me on Wednesday, October 19, 7-8:30 pm to hear from Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes, Director of Strategic Initiatives at GreenLatinos. We'll learn about this powerful new […]
THURSDAY, OCT 20 — NOON – 1:00PM (Virtual) Taller del compostaje casero (Learn How to Home Compost) in Spanish ¡Aprende a hacer compostaje en casa! Todos están invitados a un taller virtual GRATIS, que se dará en español, en linea la comodidad de su hogar. Aprenda cómo hacer compostaje en su propio patio trasero y […]
THURSDAY, OCT 20 — 7:00 – 8:00PM (Virtual) Launching Food Waste Action Movement In Public Schools Students take you on their journey to create a waste-conscious public school system and advocate for new food waste legislation. Three years ago, students in Montgomery County Public Schools started the first efforts to compost food waste in Maryland. […]
FRIDAY, OCT 21 — 3:00 – 4:30 PM No Waste, Big Taste Cooking Competition (Livestream) Marriott chefs from DC, MD & VA will face off in a “chopped-style” food and drink competition in the newly opened Marriott International test kitchen, using a mystery basket of recovered food and ugly produce. While the chefs whip up […]
Saturday, October 22, 8:30-11 am Linden Farm, 20900 Martinsburg Rd., Dickerson, MD Outdoor event, rain location in the Bank Barn Depending on the weather, this event will either be outside under the trees, or inside the bank barn with the big slider door open, as a Covid precaution. The Gothic barn will be open, but […]
Join us for a morning of stewardship volunteering with Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens! Located in Ward 7, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is a national park site featuring over 45 ponds filled with water lilies and lotus and an elevated boardwalk through the surrounding tidal marshes. The tidal marshes in Kenilworth and the surrounding areas protect communities […]