by Stacey Waspe | Jun 9, 2023 | News, Reduce, Reuse and Repair
Or what happens to our stuff when we fall out of love with it? Flour, sugar, salt, and animal feed shipped in barrels until disposable feed sacks made from strong, inexpensive cotton were introduced in the 1800s. Once empty, feed sacks were repurposed to make...
by Estelle | Mar 5, 2023 | Reduce, Reuse and Repair
Zero Waste Report Reprt:...
by Withrow Market | Oct 27, 2019 | News, Reduce, Reuse and Repair
Thank you!! You voted us 2nd Runner Up in Live Green Toronto’s Choice for Greenest Farmers’ Market 2019! AMAZING RESULTS! We’ve crunched the dishwashing numbers: To put that into perspective, our market runs 4 hours once a week for 20 weeks, so...
by Withrow Market | Oct 4, 2019 | Policies and values, Reduce, Reuse and Repair, Vendor profiles, Volunteers
As I walked in the Autumn Makers’ Market on September 21st, I knew that each maker had a story to tell. A story about their hatred of the quick journey clothing makes from catwalk to consumer to the garbage. This vicious cycle is popularly known as Fast Fashion....
by Withrow Market | Aug 22, 2019 | Reduce, Reuse and Repair, Volunteers
Our Zero Waste Station operates smoothly each week due the phenomenal hard work and dedication of volunteers. Proudly dubbed Zero Waste Ambassadors. These individuals make sure that our reusable dishware program runs trouble-free; they get engaged in conversations...
by Withrow Market | Aug 1, 2019 | News, Reduce, Reuse and Repair, Volunteers
For the majority of people, the month of July signified the arrival of unbearable heat, but for those at Withrow Park Farmers’ Market, Plastic Free July was welcomed with open arms. Since 2018, the recently launched reusable dishware project at the...
