A nine-metre-high dome-shaped greenhouse sits in a parking lot next to a highway and the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper mill. The Western Environment Centre is building the community greenhouse to show that food can grow anywhere.
Two groups on opposite sides of Newfoundland are digging in on composting and educating the public on food waste in an effort to grow the cause and celebrate International Compost Awareness Week.
The Western Environment Centre launched its fifth Fruit Rescue initiative this summer, aimed at helping make sure no edible fruit goes to waste in the region.