Dear Friends of TVCR, As you may know, my position with TVCR as the Food Waste Reduction & Compost Program Manager is a grant based position that TVCR applied for in 2020. In February of 2021, the program officially launched, and off we went! What a great year it has been! I enjoyed every single…
Composting Success During Teton Valley Winters It’s a question we get often, “How do I compost in the winter?” And a fair question, to be sure! While our little bacterial foragers may slow down in the cold, dark months, it’s not to say that they cease to exist all together. You can still compost, keeping…
Earlier this month, TVCR supporter and zero waste enthusiasts, Laura and Randy Curtis shared this wonderful story of a chance encounter leading to the rescue of hundreds of Teton School District textbooks being rescued from the landfill and sent to school districts in need through Better World Books. September 1, 2021 from Laura Curtis, Friends…
What a fun gathering we had in August to celebrate TVCR volunteers and donors! Keeping in line with TVCR’s mission to reduce waste in Teton Valley, we managed to pull off an almost zero waste event – except for the accidentally broken wine glass (oops! not recyclable). Not bad for a two-hour event for 40…
Zero Waste Cooking – Homemade Crackers from Juicer Waste & Citrus/Watermelon Rind Marmalade TVCR has been so fortunate to have a professional chef run our Food Waste Reduction and Composting program this summer. Not only has she gotten 300 new families started with composting in Teton Valley, but she also has been experimenting with reducing…