ACT

Our food system is vast and it needs to be improved. Many want to help make a difference, but don’t know what to do. By clicking on the buttons on the screen (and the donation button below), you can find out things you can do starting today to reduce food waste.

More and more communities throughout the country are committing to converting food waste into compost in order to reduce the need for artificial fertilizers and to prevent the environmental problems that happen when food waste goes to landfills or into water treatment facilities. A new alliance has been formed to close this gap in our local Food System.

The funds raised thus far were partially used to help restart the Medford drop site at its new location on Mondays for 2026. Ashland Food Co-op has generously funded this additional activity and we appreciate the collaboration with Family Nurturing Center, which uses the food scraps in its composting processes and is engaging young families in farming operations. Please donate to be a part of the community support that will help local farms and help heal our planet. As we look forward to the 2026 Food Waste Prevention Week activities at the end of September, we hope to use what funds we have for outreach to raise awareness.

Donate for Community Compost

This is our brochure – please click on the image to the right – created to reach households as we knock on doors or hand out at public events. It is a consolidated version of the resources we have gathered and displayed throughout our website. Do you have a composting system that you want to invite your neighbors to participate in? This brochure is a great introduction to the issue to start conversations.You can print this out yourself or printed brochures can be given to neighbors of SOFS members upon request.