A sustainable Northern Italian restaurant that opened in summer 2024, Ama is a mission-driven restaurant committed to the well-being of both its team members and guests. Johanna Hellrigl, chef and owner of Ama, was raised and trained in the restaurant industry. Watching her father work in Italy, New York and Washington D.C., inspired Johanna to make her own stamp in…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager Earth Day, as we celebrate it today in America, has only been around for a few decades. Earth Day was formally established in 1970 alongside the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency. However, the concept of environmental stewardship is hardly new; societies have had practices which care for the planet for centuries. Although much of…
Edited by: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager This week we’ve been celebrating our 10 year anniversary, and we’re closing out the week with one last customer feature! If you missed the first two interviews in this series, we have been highlighting some of our most loyal subscribers who have been composting with us since 2011. You can find our conversation with…
Edited by: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager As you likely have noticed, this week we’re celebrating our 10 year anniversary! To mark this milestone, we wanted to highlight some of our most loyal subscribers who have been composting with us since 2011. If you missed our first post in this series, you can read our conversation with Wendy at this link!…
Edited by: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager It’s our birthday! As of April 6th, Compost Crew has been fighting food waste in the DMV for 10 whole years. To mark this milestone, we wanted to highlight some of our most loyal subscribers who have been . For our first post in this series we chatted with Wendy about her experience composting…
by Dan Israel, Head of Marketing The City of Falls Church has surpassed 650 homes who are participating in its residential curbside food scrap collection program. This means more than 20% of single family homes in the City are participating. Originally started in 2017 with roughly 300 households, the program has grown steadily to become the largest curbside collection program…