Tag: Compost

The Great Beyond: A New Journey for Compost at UW-Madison

Food systems are one of the cornerstones of sustainability. That word “systems” is key: the food we eat is part of a vast, interconnected web. To make food sustainable, then, we have to pay attention to its whole lifespan: from production, to consumption, and beyond. Food waste is a big piece of that “beyond.” It’s …

Compost Stewards Come to Campus

Listen to the full conversation on Soundcloud here! A new Green Fund project that helps campus offices and buildings to collect their food waste aims to advance composting across campus, and you can hear the full story from the students behind it. Listen to the podcast above, or read the transcript and check out the …

Earth Week Celebrations Return to the UW

The Office of Sustainability is celebrating the 48th annual Earth Day with a dynamic week of events. And they aren’t doing it alone: several organizations on campus are working together, including the Sustainability Committee of the Associated Students of Madison, the Multicultural Student Center, F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., …