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Category: Composting
How Our Backyard Garden Encouraged Adventurous Eating in My Toddler
By Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student When my son was almost 3 years old, we finally moved into a home with some outdoor…
5 things that gardening with a toddler has taught me…
By: Cecelia Wilken, a recent ASU Nutrition Student Last year I made the executive decision to start a family garden. Initially, I started it for…
Growing Healthy Minds & Appetites: The Benefits of School Gardens and Kitchens
By: Cecelia Wilken There is a growing disconnect between farms and tables around the world. With the ease of modern-day groceries and influx of fast-food…
Make Your Plate Sustainable
By Angela Bates a Recent ASU Student Environmental concerns have been making headlines and within all the information about how and why the world is…
Vermicomposting
By Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communications Intern This is number three of a three-part composting series. Vermicomposting is a different method of composting, thanks to the…
Traditional Composting
By Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communications Intern This is part two of the three-part composting series. Traditional composting is the most commonly known type. This is…
Composting: In Your Home
By: Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communications Intern Composting is a fun and easy way to reduce your carbon footprint as well as to give plants a…
Hungry for Change and Wasting Away: Food Waste in America
By Amanda Van Dall, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Remnants. Refuse. Garbage. Food waste by any other name would smell just as sour. Two years…
Get Your Garden Growing
One of the great things about living in Arizona is that you can garden almost all year round. With an average of 300 sunny days…
How to Compost
Whether you are at the local farmer’s market or in the produce section of the grocery store, if you are like us, you take advantage…
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