manager's blog

We recently sat on a panel for Small Business BC's Tune Up Your Business Plan seminar. We had a great time and learned a lot from other panelists Snugabelle and CityMax!

 "Do you have any other suggestions for how to motivate people to work together on a green program?"

David Suzuki isn't just a green icon - he's a hipster icon too! And the David has tapped into his niche following for an awesome new initiative: a sustainability anthem to motivate people to get on the green train.

Looking for a great way to get the kids excited about food and where it comes from? (Or just trying to learn the basics yourself? Hey, it's all good - I grew up in the city too ;D ) Every Sunday, the City Square Garden across from City Hall is open to the public - and especially youngsters! - to teach you all how fun, rewarding and easy food gardening can be.

Flexin a Compo-Capsule on the pages of LOV. Check out our Top 5 Green tips for LOV readers:

Considering that a cruise ship can serve from 10,000 to 25,000 meals a day, that's a lot of leftover scraps and waste that are ground up and dumped into often-fragile ocean ecosystems. - David Suzuki

I wish Growing City had solar powered Compo-Cruisers that could bring those organics ashore to be composted!

Hear what the companies are saying about themselves. Some green washing, some inspiring work: 

Mexico City's parks of the future!

Water bottle bins in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park. 

Vancouver Composting never looked so good. Growing City's white stainless steel Compo-Capsules look great in any office kitchen.

Just because you're helping the earth doesn't mean you can't look hot doing it.