The Greying of New York City, Not the Greening!
“We need soil and we don’t need to be flaring off food waste. It’s graying instead of greening the city,” said Vandra Thorburn, a member of the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board and founder of Vokashi. Hello Friends – In the proposed Mayor Adam’s budget cuts, community composting programs in New York City face the risk of being shut down…
Vokashi Wins the Community Impact Award From the NYWIB
Vokashi, the leading eco-living compost service in New York City, is proud to announce that it has won the Community Impact Award at the prestigious NYWIB Pitch Tank Awards. The award recognizes Vokashi’s hard work and entrepreneurial spirit, having a profound impact to reduce waste in New York City.
Press Release: Vokashi Wins Community Impact Award from NYWIB Pitch Tank Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, NY – October 12, 2023 – Vokashi, the leading eco-living compost service in New York City, is proud to announce that it has won the Community Impact Award at the prestigious NYWIB Pitch Tank Awards. The award recognizes Vokashi’s hard work and entrepreneurial spirit, having a profound impact to reduce waste in New York City.
Xzherieh & Melynia Introduce and Demonstrate the Uses of FERMENTATION in Food and Food Scraps
This presentation was made possible through a grant from the Citizen’s Committee for New York. Conceived and produced by Vandra Thorburn founder and president Vokashi, Inc. Videotaping by Melanie Chiew Editing by José Tello. Please share with friends and neighbors
Crain’s NY Business Section “Dirt cheap: strategies for food scraps”
Microhauler Vandra Thorburn wants to grow her nine-year-old business, Vokashi, which processes about 4 tons of organic waste a month on city-owned land near the Marine Park Golf Course in Brooklyn. She easily could handle 10 tons. “That’s where we want to get to,” Thorburn said.
Webinar Section: The Value of Pit and Trench Composting
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Vandra Thorburn was a presenter on a Webinar: "Using Bokashi in Community Composting — What, Why, How, Who" hosted by Brenda Platt the Co-Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and heads up its Composting for Community project....

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