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Divert breaks ground on “first-of-its-kind” renewable energy facility

Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to "Protect the Value of Food™", has announced the ground-breaking on its Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility in Longview, Washington in the US, the first-of-its-kind in the state.

The new facility will have the capacity to process 100,000 tons of wasted food a year from Washington and Oregon into carbon-negative renewable energy, bringing the region closer to its goals to reduce wasted food and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to Divert.

The 66,000-square-foot facility will provide companies with actionable data to take preventative steps to waste less and donate more food that is still edible.

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Growing Future Farmers — Warren County's 4-H Garden Connecting Kids to Agriculture

Video: Growing Future Farmers — Warren County's 4-H Garden Connecting Kids to Agriculture

Tucked just outside a school in rural Warren County, a small garden is making a big impact. Known as the 4-H Farm and School Garden, the project started with a simple idea: bring kids outside and connect them to the land that feeds them.