food

Eat Your Enemies: Japanese Knotweed Fruit Leather Recipe

May 13, 2015

Japanese Knotweed Fruit Leather Fruit Roll Recipe Invasive Species Edible The Compostess Compost City

Some people say, “Love thy enemies.” I say, “Eat them!” …At least when it comes to certain edible invasive plant species such as Japanese Knotweed. This bamboo-looking, jerk-acting plant spreads like microbes on a poop pile (that is to say, fast and effectively) and [Read more...]

Compostalypse Now! Composting with Coppola at Blancaneaux Lodge, Belize

April 21, 2015

Francis Ford Coppola's Blancaneaux Lodge Compost Piles Belize

We’ve all been transfixed by Francis Ford Coppola’s awesome oeuvre of films, but did you know his genius also extends to eco-friendly jungle hideaways? Blancaneaux Lodge, tucked deep in a corner of Belize’s Maya Mountains, is one of three sumptuous properties in Central America owned by [Read more...]

6 Easy Ways to Eat Greener

February 14, 2015

Easy ways to eat green on The Compostess Blog

If you’re like me, you consume delicious morsels of food the way some people (also me) binge on baby animal videos — joyfully and without abandon. However, if you’re also like me, the more your learn about how our eating habits impact good, glorious Ma Earth, each bite becomes a [Read more...]

Food Film “GMO OMG”: U Haz Test Toob Nom Noms!

September 17, 2013

*This post was originally published in 2012 on my previous blog. As much as I love plunging face-first into bowls of decadent delights, I have learned that with great pigging out comes great responsibility. I recently attended the premiere of Jeremy Seifert’s palate-prodding documentary [Read more...]