Waste Free Society

10/02/2026

The Equipment is Saved!!!!

A Huge Thank You From Grower’s Best Organics:

​“We have incredible news to share!
​With the lender granting a brief 2-day extension, the team at Growers Best Organics officially made the urgent equipment payments last night- stopping repossession in its tracks and saving the machinery needed to keep operations alive!

​This breakthrough was made possible by everyone pulling together during an intense sprint:

​​Working Round the Clock: The team worked non-stop day and night on virtually no sleep, taking on emergency extra hauling and screening jobs to pull together every remaining dollar.

Your Generous Support: Every single donation to this GoFundMe provided the vital bridge capital needed at the absolute eleventh hour.

​Community Orders: Local gardeners and growers stepped up by placing direct orders for soil, compost, and castings.
​Before reaching out, things had been pushed to the absolute brink- enduring weeks where rising fuel, unpaid client balances, and severe cash crunches meant choosing between fuel for the trucks, utilities, or even groceries. But thanks to this community rally, the hardest point is behind us, and GBO is officially on the road to recovery and rebuilding.

​Even better news: The brand-new website is now live! You can now place orders directly online at GrowersBestOrganics.com.

​As Arizona’s fall gardening season ramps up, the team is energized and looking forward to a brighter future- continuing their partnership with Green Thumbs Recycling to divert landfill waste and donating living soil to local schools, nonprofits and community gardens.

​Spread the Word: Share the new website and GBO’s services with friends, neighbors, landscapers, and community groups.

​From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for standing with a local business that gives so much back to our valley and the Earth. We couldn’t have done it without you!” -Russell and the Team at Growers Best Organics & worm farm and Green Thumbs Recycling

09/29/2026

🌱 One of our valued community partners needs our help.

Grower’s Best Organics and Green Thumbs Recycling have been important partners of Waste Free Society, working alongside us toward a shared goal: keeping valuable organic material out of the waste stream and putting it back to use in our community.

Through their work, GBO and GT Recycling help divert thousands of pounds of food waste and from local businesses and community members, turning those resources into compost and soil products that support healthier soils and more sustainable growing.

Right now, they are facing a significant financial setback that has put essential soil-production equipment at risk.

There is reason to be hopeful. Thanks to an outpouring of community support and new customer orders, they have already raised roughly half of the funds needed to address the immediate situation. Their new website is also up and running, allowing orders to come in again.

But they aren’t in the clear yet.

As a nonprofit that has directly partnered with this local business and seen the work they do for our community, Waste Free Society is sharing their fundraiser in hopes that our network can help them through this difficult period.

There are several ways to help:

🌱 Donate to the fundraiser, if you’re able
🌱 Purchase soil, compost, or other products from Grower’s Best Organics
🌱 Share the fundraiser with others in the East Valley and sustainability community
🌱 Help spread the word to gardeners, growers, landscapers, and organizations that may be able to support their work

Even sharing this post can make a difference.

We are grateful to everyone who has already stepped up to support this community partner, and we’re hopeful that together we can help keep this local resource operating and continuing its work. ♻️🌎

Fundraiser: https://gofund.me/9c787956b
(Link in Bio)

Grower’s Best Organics: https://growersbestorganics.com/

08/21/2026

https://youtu.be/lQ-jdUGCxcc?is=klWKgIQA074WI4j4

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Tucson, Arizona...

08/16/2026

Ever wondered how to stop junk mail? Just found this resource and want to share in case you also find it useful:

Tired of having your mailbox crammed with ads and other mail you didn’t ask for, like preapproved credit card applications?

05/29/2026

Hot take: The plastic packaging is better in this scenario since the product is being sold in an area that has much more knowledge on how to recycle with systems in once for this than they do for composting. What’s your take? I want to hear it below. Thank you for listening to my mini podcast.

05/07/2026

It’s International Compost Awareness Week, so let’s talk dirt.

Composting = turning food scraps 🫜+ yard ‘waste’ 🪾into soil 🪴

Why is it important? The soil has microorganisms and nutrients which all work together to create the perfect environment for growing plants. 🪱 Plants are what feed us as well as animals that we rely on for our food chain.

How to compost?
Mix:

•2–3 parts brown (dry leaves, cardboard, paper)
•1 part green (fruit/veggie scraps, coffee grounds, grass)

Keep it lightly damp and turn often for airflow.

For homes in neighborhoods, a sealed compost tumbler placed away from the house helps reduce pests like rats, flies, and odors.

Compost to feed the soil that feeds us!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day 2026! 🌎🌍🌏
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If you believe in making composting accessible to everyone, will you take a few minutes to watch our Earth Day 2026 video and share today?

That simple action helps fund composting action in our community. ♻️ The link to the full video is in our IG bio- it’s the first link titled ‘Earth Day 2026’ and you can watch the whole video there. (https://givebutter.com/earth-day-2026-kcyvdh)

Your share and/or donation really helps grow this work.

Grateful for you! 💚🩵💚

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day 2026! 🌎🌍🌏
Video 1/2

If you believe in making composting accessible to everyone, will you take a few minutes to watch our Earth Day 2026 video and share today?

That simple action helps fund composting action in our community. ♻️ The link to the full video is in our IG bio- it’s the first link titled ‘Earth Day 2026’ and you can watch the whole video there. (https://givebutter.com/earth-day-2026-kcyvdh)

Your share and/or donation really helps grow this work.

Grateful for you! 💚🩵💚

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day 2026! 🌎🌍🌏

If you believe in making composting accessible to everyone, will you take a few minutes to watch our Earth Day 2026 video and share today? That simple action helps fund composting action in our community. ♻️

https://givebutter.com/earth-day-2026-kcyvdh

This Earth Day, Waste Free Society is raising funds to sponsor one local business to receive free-to-them composting consulting and food waste pickup. We believe that small businesses should not have to shoulder the burden of additional costs in order to be able to do something good for their local community and food system- diverting their landfill waste.

Our goal is to raise $4,800, which will sponsor the consulting and compostables pickup for one local business for one year. We will use additional funds from this fundraiser to sponsor this same business for additional months and years. Through our Waste Free Certification program, food and compostable packaging 'waste' will be turned into soil, which goes directly back to our community gardens. Please watch the video for more details on this fundraiser and the Waste Free Certification program.

Your share and/or donation really helps grow this work.

Grateful for you! 💚🩵💚

Thank you for being part of the solution!

By Waste Free Society