The Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC) is an 80-acre research, demonstration, education, advocacy and community-organising center in West Sonoma County, California that develops strategies for regional-scale community resilience and the restoration of biological and cultural diversity. OAEC is a…
Simon Rogan : From farm to fork to Ridan
One step closer to zero waste Acclaimed British chef Simon Rogan has achieved incredible success during his years at the top of UK cuisine, gaining two Michelin stars at L’Enclume, his flagship restaurant based in Cartmel in Cumbria. Alongside L’Enclume…
Project Nancarrow
Nancarrow is a working farm, weddings and events venue, nestled in an idyllic hidden valley near Truro, Cornwall. They recently had a brand new Ridan installed to deal with their kitchen waste. This is what they had to say: “Our…
The Real Junk Food Project
Every year around one third of food ends up in landfill around the world. In the UK alone this equates to approx 3.6 million tonnes every year. When you consider that it is estimated that 8.4 million people in the…
Christ Church Canterbury University – Famous for its Cathedral and now its Compost!
Back in July 2018, we delivered a Ridan Composter to Christ Church University in Kent and two years on The Ridan has become a focal point for their war on waste. ‘We’re very hot on sustainability here’, Student Union Project’s…
Dragon on the roof
The ‘Dragon’ has been enormously popular with students The ‘Dragon’, as the new Ridan Composter is nicknamed, has been enormously popular with students, expanding their curriculum from seed to table to now encompass table to seed, since it landed on…