Commit to Green

08/06/2024

Happy Farmer’s Market Week!
We’re thrilled to share our weekly CSA bag from ! Every week, we’re amazed by the freshest, most delicious pesticide-free produce our local farmers provide. 🍅🥕🌽

But this week, we’re taking it one step further. Inspired by the 2017-2018 culinary series SCRAPS: Parts Uneaten, we decided to embark on our own food waste adventure! Follow the series as national Sur La Table Chef travels across the U.S., creating incredible feasts in unexpected places, using the most out-of-the-box ingredients – food waste and scraps. 🌎✨

Last week, we found a beautiful head of cauliflower in our CSA bag. Instead of tossing the leaves, we got creative and turned them into a crunchy, delicious ingredient for our vegetable pasta. 🍝🥦 Voila! Our first attempt at upcycling scraps was a success!
Join us in celebrating Farmer’s Market Week by getting creative with your produce. Let’s reduce food waste and make every bite count!

02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you know it’s estimated that more than 250 million roses are produced for Valentine’s Day? This year, let’s celebrate love and sustainability! 🌍💚 Many innovative companies are repurposing floral arrangements, giving them a second life beyond the romantic gestures. 🔄💐 These eco-conscious initiatives not only reduce waste but also contribute to a greener planet.

Check out these amazing companies leading the charge in repurposing and up-cycling flowers:

• ​BigHearted Blooms
​Website: tinyurl.com/582te2mz
• ​BloomAgainBklyn
​Website: bloomagainbklyn.org
• ​Floral with Purpose
​Website: floralswithpurpose.com
• ​Repurposed Rose
​Website: repurposedrose.org
• ​Help Us Green
​Website: helpusgreen.com

Tag your friends and spread the word about these incredible companies that are not only repurposing beautiful arrangements but also making a positive impact on the environment! 🌿🌺 Let’s spread the love not only to our special someone but also to Mother Earth. 🌏💕

12/20/2023

This holiday, give the gift of green with CTG's Compostable Liners! Perfect for the eco-warrior in your life. Plus, unwrap our special 15% off Holiday offer with code HOLIDAYSOCIAL15 (minimum purchase $20). This Coupon Code is only available to the continental US only.

11/28/2023

‼️URGENT CALL TO ACTION

This month, Mayor Adams made significant budget cuts affecting vital city programs such as libraries, schools, and composting. Unfortunately, the consequences are hitting close to home, with a staggering $7M cut in funding for community composting services, jeopardizing crucial initiatives by organizations like more!

🌱 Our community composting services are on the brink of extinction, and we only have a month to make a difference. Let's unite to save our green spaces and sustainable practices. Swipe left to explore the compelling insights provided by and join the movement to protect community composting before it faces the axe on Jan 1.

💚 It's these incredible organizations that have been the backbone of recycling food waste across all 5 boroughs. Your participation is essential! Together, let’s ensure a sustainable future for our city. Act now and spread the word!

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11/27/2023

Monday is compost drop-off day in the East Village. We are thankful to have provide free food scrap drop off locations for New Yorkers throughout the city. Until Manhattan gets our brown bins for residential pick-up in 2025, we depend on this location for our organic recycling needs 🙏.

09/19/2023

🌍🌿 Embracing Climate Week NYC! 🌿🌍
This week, we join the global movement for a sustainable future. 🌱 Climate action is not an option; it's an imperative. Together, we can create change, one eco-friendly step at a time.

Kudos to , , and ’Neill for this incredible video showing the estimated 75,000 activists in Mid-town Manhattan marching to demand an end to fossil fuels. That's impact! 💪

Thousands of demonstrators called on President Biden and other world leaders to stop new oil and gas drilling.

09/18/2023

It's been a little over a month since we bid farewell to our summer interns, EunJung Yang, Afnan Answar, and Karina Zheng, but it's never too late to reflect and express gratitude for the incredible team we had the privilege to collaborate with. Seiji Zapanta and Yoo, you were outstanding!

This is the perfect opportunity to showcase their final vlog project. I'm immensely proud of this group for utilizing their talents to address , , , , , and .

08/06/2023

Celebrating National Farmers Market Week (August 6-12, 2023). At Commit to Green, we are passionate about supporting farmers and promoting sustainability. 🌎🫶
Our products are designed with the environment in mind, as we create plastic-free packaging from resin derived from plant and cornstarch.
We recognize the vital role of the farmer's market. Our goal is to support farmers and encourage eco-conscious practices. We are offering a promotional code in support of our farmers for this season.👩‍🌾🌿 Use the code NFMW24 for 24% off. Check out our produce bags here: https://tinyurl.com/4s3wfpct

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07/08/2023

We love collaborating and supporting our local community.💖💖We had a great time today, volunteering CSA event. A special thanks to Karen and Charles for showing us around the garden and telling us the amazing history behind it. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). No worries, check out our infographic to learn more.

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06/17/2023

Calling all 🌳 lovers! A new exhibit at Brooklyn Botanic Garden showcases the “Power of Trees”. Trees tend to exist in the background of our lives, not paid much attention to until we need some shade or a place to hide from the rain. But trees sustain life, from absorbing pollution to providing oxygen to creating a home for birds. This new exhibition combining art and science will feature six site-specific sculptures by local artists, it opens on Saturday, June 17 and runs through October 22. 

A sneak peek of the featured exhibits includes a Climate Action Sticker Wall in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, showcasing climate commitments as stickers that can help foster civic engagement within the community. Another exhibit called “Branching Out: Trees as Community Hosts” features six tree sculptures created by local BIPOC artists.

Explore the many benefits trees provide for our ecosystem and community. “Power of Trees” offers a socially inclusive feast for the senses, the mind, and the spirit.

06/17/2023

Calling all 🌳 lovers! A new exhibit at Brooklyn Botanic Garden showcases the “Power of Trees”. Trees tend to exist in the background of our lives, not paid much attention to until we need some shade or a place to hide from the rain. But trees sustain life, from absorbing pollution to providing oxygen to creating a home for birds. This new exhibition combining art and science will feature six site-specific sculptures by local artists, it opens on Saturday, June 17 and runs through October 22. 

A sneak peek of the featured exhibits includes a Climate Action Sticker Wall in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, showcasing climate commitments as stickers that can help foster civic engagement within the community. Another exhibit called “Branching Out: Trees as Community Hosts” features six tree sculptures created by local BIPOC artists.

Explore the many benefits trees provide for our ecosystem and community. “Power of Trees” offers a socially inclusive feast for the senses, the mind, and the spirit.

05/10/2023

Celebrating International Compost Awareness Week. The chosen theme was a collaborative and international effort. International Compost Awareness Week - ICAW USA teamed up with (ICA) to select a topic based on a serious world-wide issue that every nation, unfortunately, experiences: hunger. One of the initiatives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), is Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.  

How does compost help? By recycling organics into compost and using it on our farmlands, we create healthy soils that produce healthier food and higher yields. It also reduces the need for fertilizer and pesticides, improves water quality and conserves water, as well as stores carbon in soil - helping to reduce climate change. Compost not only helps the environment but also helps to decrease food shortages experienced around the world. For Healthier Soil, Healthier Food…Compost! 

Also, congratulations to this year’s winner of the ICAW 2023 Poster Contest, Jun Qi Tan...👏👏👏