Composting Basics - Compost Awareness Week
In this composting presentation at FortWhyte Alive, we will go over the basics of composting, including: how food waste contributes to climate change and why composting reduces our impact, types of composting (including backyard and worm composting), how the decomposition process works, and how to start and maintain your own compost bin.
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ON SITE Multi-Family Composting
Community Centres and Community Gardens around Manitoba have set-up compost sites to divert waste and create organic fertilizer. We’ve compiled a list of drop-off locations.
ON SITE Multi-Family Composting
Community Centres and Community Gardens around Manitoba have set-up compost sites to divert waste and create organic fertilizer. We’ve compiled a list of drop-off locations.

Vermicomposting Basics
Vermicomposting can be done indoors, making this option particularly appealing for people without yards. You can’t compost quite as much as you would be able to in a backyard bin, but you may be surprised to watch how much your worms eat. The worm castings make for great house plant fertilizer.
Vermicomposting Basics
Vermicomposting can be done indoors, making this option particularly appealing for people without yards. You can’t compost quite as much as you would be able to in a backyard bin, but you may be surprised to watch how much your worms eat. The worm castings make for great house plant fertilizer.


Recap - From A to B: Workplace Wellness and Our Environment
On May 2nd, Green Action Centre and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ partnered to bring Dr. Larry Frank, Professor in Sustainable Transportation and Public Health at the University of British Columbia and President of Urban Design 4 Health, Inc., to Winnipeg for our event From A to B: Workplace Wellness & Our Environment.
Recap - From A to B: Workplace Wellness and Our Environment
On May 2nd, Green Action Centre and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ partnered to bring Dr. Larry Frank, Professor in Sustainable Transportation and Public Health at the University of British Columbia and President of Urban Design 4 Health, Inc., to Winnipeg for our event From A to B: Workplace Wellness & Our Environment.

Webinar Wednesdays: Walk and Bike Buses - October 22nd
Getting the kids to and from school without a vehicle can be a challenge, but a bike bus can make it a lot easier!
Webinar Wednesdays: Walk and Bike Buses - October 22nd
Getting the kids to and from school without a vehicle can be a challenge, but a bike bus can make it a lot easier!