Great Show!!

Please check out this link to see an amazing video about one of my favorite guys "Paul Stamets"

http://www.dhlovelife.com/v2/show/archive/?wk=24

This is also a great website to get some info on whats going on in the U.S. and the world.

composting?

The cafe I manage is currently composting 90% of our waste and turning it into soil. This was not any easy process to get started, but with dedication and research anyone can do it. I first recommend looking for a local organic farm or a company in your area that might haul organic waste. Most of the time you can find a local farm that will take your waste for free, which is awesome! A lot of what current cafe's/restaurant are throwing away can be composted. Its just a matter of education and separating the organic waste and landfill waste. There is a lot of research that will need to be done, but try to find a business that is currently running a program or heading in that direction. Once this program is started your community will really embrace what your doing and thank you on a daily basis for your commitment to sustainable practices. Your staff will feel good about coming to work everyday because they are supporting something that is making changes for the better. Customers will become regulars because they support your cause.

In my opinion a program like this is a win win! Instead of filling the landfill with waste your contributing to giving vital nutrients back to the soil and helping to close the loop in our waste stream. We have to all stand up and do something and this a great example of something we can do in our daily lives to make a huge impact.

Check out earthtenders.com for an example of a company here in NH that is hauling waste.

How to start reducing your waste

In a cafe setting you can start to see instant savings if you train a staff to ask customers if they are having their beverage for here or togo. Making small investments in mugs/cups or reusable silverware will be paid off as soon as you get all of your customers using them rather than disposables. In my first few months transforming the business I manage I was able to cut cost by $800! This is a very easy start to reducing your footprint and costs.