“Go Organic” series continues with focus on food rescue

Future Oxford Speaker Series explores ways to prevent excess food waste at home, on the farm, and at institutions

 

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Up to 60% of the waste by weight in black garbage bags in Oxford County is organic waste: potato peels, food scraps, plant matter, paper towels and more.

This month, Future Oxford continues its virtual Fall Speaker Series “Go Organic: Rot and Rescue” to help residents understand new and more familiar ways of managing their organic waste.

“Rescue,” the second of the two-part series, explores ways to prevent excess food waste at home, on the farm, and at institutions, as well as on a larger distribution scale. The Great Pumpkin Rescue and Food Forward Oxford will also be discussed. Panelists include Bryan Smith, Kerrie Gill, Tom Butler, Janine Jones and Holly Brown.

GO ORGANIC - RESCUE

Tuesday, September 20, 2022. |  7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Featuring: Bryan Smith, Kerrie Gill, Janine Jones and Holly Brown 
*Please register* for this session here

Join the meeting online here
Meeting number: 2344 116 2748 | Password: UPzcfytc426
Note: online option will normally allow you join with link only, without filling in meeting details.

Join by video system
Dial 23441162748@oxfordcounty.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

Join by phone
+1-647-418-2004 Toronto | Access code: 234 411 62748

The first part of the Speaker Series, “Rot,” was held on August 22. It explored ways to reduce organic waste and how to turn it into a resource. Technologies discussed included above-ground composting, green cone digestion, worm composting, lacto-bacilli composting, and dehydration and grinding. The panel included Bryan Smith, Sarah Doyle, Kerrie Gill, Rich Hesterman and Meagan Brennan. Watch the video

The speaker series is free and will promote small lifestyle changes individual households can make to help achieve the community’s zero waste goals. Register online today at futureoxford.ca/events.

 

About Future Oxford

The Future Oxford Community Sustainability Plan creates a vision of a sustainable community that balances community, environmental and economic interests. The Plan sets out 70 distinct actions that willachieve specific goals and targets for Oxford's future. As a partnership organization, Future Oxford is the group of volunteers andpartnerswho are promoting these actions. Read the Future Oxford Community Sustainability Plan