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“Some of the most successful restaurants in the city have aligned with a philanthropic cause or are touting organic and local ingredients in their menus,” says Darrin Johnson, New Leaf’s director of strategic initiatives. Soon his restaurant will unveil a branding campaign centered on the fact that the restaurant buys from local farmers.

Two recent college grads discover where America’s food comes from when they plant a single acre of corn and follow it from the seed to the dinner plate.

Over the past decade, curbside yard debris and leaf collection programs have led to a dramatic increase in the amount of organic matter that is composted instead of sent to a landfill. In Southern California we still send most of it to the landfill, but that is starting to change.

We coordinated a tour today at Oceanside’s  El Corazon Compost Facility for cities in LA’s San Gabriel Valley.  They are concerned; the Puente Hills Landfill is closing in 3 years, and they need to plan for proper organics management. The economics are driving this one.  Costs could double to $80 per ton for disposal. In … Read More

As a member of EC3 I am helping to assist in the Visioning Process for the City of Carlsbad for the next 20 – 30 years.  We are a City Council appointed group of citizens that are working with city staff and professional consultants to query residents and businesses within the City of Carlsbad, CA … Read More