Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council

Got a home compost question? SWRC can help!

Visit www.swrc.ca/compost to find no-nonsense information on the basic recipe for happy home compost (fast and not smelly). Plus a whole lot more:

🌼 Composting in 60 Seconds – how-to video series on the most common home compost methods

🍃 Dishing the Dirt – reporting on 25 different home compost methods

🍂 Countertop Composters infographic – what these electric appliances can and can’t do with food scraps

🍄 Vermicompost and bokashi fact sheets - indoor options for apartments, offices, and classrooms

Plus, if you’ve still got a specific compost question - send it to [email protected], or shoot us a message.

Food is precious.

The challenge of getting food all the way from producers to the kitchen table is huge. It takes a lot of effort to avoid goods getting lost or spoiled along the way!

Being careful with food once it gets to households is the last step of the chain, and a vital one. Food that goes bad AFTER it reaches our homes wastes not just resources, but grocery $$$ as well.

is here to help families maximize our use of food and stretch the grocery budget, with advice about:

🥯 Grocery / meal planning
🥦 Best ways to store different ingredients (fall in love with your freezer)
🥘 Plus delicious recipes, traditional and new, that turn aging ingredients into amazing meals

Check out their tips, tricks and recipes at: www.stopfoodwasteday.com/en/recipes-and-top-tips.html

And let us know in the comments below – what groceries give YOU the most trouble?