Ei Newsletter 2018 Fall

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The impetus for the formal collaboration is Ei’s support of the Feed the Planet Food-Waste Challenge. In July Ei Founder Holly Elmore presented on The Profitability of Waste: the business case for food-waste reduction on the Feed the Planet plenary panel at the Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2018 in Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia. The Food Waste Challenge was announced as the panel closed.

For a synopsis of Holly’s presentation, visit the RiA Magazine article, The Profitability of Waste: the business case for food-waste reduction. Feed the Planet is a WorldChefs initiative designed to inspire sustainable food consumption among communities and professionals. In addition, Feed the Planet supports people in need through emergency relief, food poverty alleviation, and education.

The RiA Blog article, Feed the Planet: an empowering WorldChefs Initiative, gives an overview of WorldChefs and a recap of the Feed the Planet session.

The Ei Exploration of Fungi, Soil Health, and World Hunger laid the groundwork for a diverse group of industry experts and leaders to work together on crafting solutions for the many challenges facing life on planet Earth. Collective action is incredibly more powerful and effective than individual action. Stay tuned as a new chapter in regenerating the planet is unfolding.

The RiA Magazine Article, Ei Exploration of Fungi, Soil Health, and World Hunger, chronicles the empowering day while the Ei FB album, An Exploration of Fungi, Soil Health & World Hunger, gives a pictorial recap.

At the 2018 USCC Conference in Atlanta, Kathy presented on the Ei-hosted panel, Compost’s Empowering Role in Sustainable Soils, the conference’s most popular break-out session. The RiA Magazine article, GAME WON: 2018 composting conference breaks records, features the panel.

In October, Kathy traveled from California to join the Ei Exploration of Fungi, Soil Health, and World Hunger.

Nearly a century ago, H. Clay Kellogg fathered the foundation for organic farming before organic grew from a buzzword to a movement to a common way of farming.

From the KGP website: Organic is more than a word on a label. Building Life – In the Soil, In Waterways, and In Communities – is what it means to us. Every Kellogg Garden Organics and G&B Organics Soil and Fertilizer is OMRI Listed, compliant with the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP). Organic Builds Life.

Ei Founder Holly Elmore attended the reunion as a SI guest. On Saturday, Holly represented Ei while on Sunday she wore a dual Ei | media hat. Ei Partner Nancy Suttles of Veracity Media Group joined Holly on Sunday as media covering the event.

The RiA Magazine article, Regenerating a Bright Future for Planet Earth, articulates why & how regenerative agriculture is the answer for the current carbon crisis, gives an overview of White Oak Pastures amazing regenerative farm practices along with their community-building impact, introduces The Savory Institute and Holistic Management, and chronicles the empowering two-day event.

Funded by the European Union (EU), the Ecologic Institute (EIUS) orchestrates POCACITO delegations of European industry leaders on visits to select U.S. cities. Delegates represent a diverse cross-section of government stewards, activists, entrepreneurs, and non-profit executives from the EU.

It was an honor the EIUS selected Atlanta for a POCACITO delegate visit. Events over the two days were perfect venues for the delegates and Atlanta hosts to share their accomplishments and benefit from each other’s challenges, lessons learned, and successes.

The RiA Magazine article, From a Circular Economy to a Circular Society, introduces EIUS | POCACITO and gives an overview of the important Atlanta September visit.

The commitment was officially unveiled by Ellen MacArthur at the Our Ocean conference in Bali on 29th October. Ei is honored to join 250 organizations worldwide as an Endorser of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment to eliminate plastic pollution at its source.

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