If You Can't Feed it to Your Dog, Don't Feed it to the COW

Here are some rules of thumb to abide by when feeding an anaerobic digester. It may not be as cute as a Jersey Cow, but it is more rewarding.

DO Feed: Lettuce, salad, fruit, pasta, banana peels, orange rinds, egg shells, bread, coffee grounds (Starbucks run! but not for un cafe latte), tea bags, and juices. 

Please DON'T Feed: Plastic, wood, paper, metal, glass, containers, bones, pits, rinds, styrofoam, cobs, and alcohol. 

So as you can see, if you are a dog owner experienced in dishing out table scraps, you know that everything on the "don't" list is everything that will send your dog to the vet at 3 o'clock in the morning. And that will send out digester into an early retirement. So just think of our machine as your puppy. 

Another thing to consider is that meat/dairy must be separated from other food resource for health reasons and for the fact that meat must be rationed to the digester.  So come January when we have our bins in the dining halls to collect food scraps, look out for our "vegan" and "meat lovers" bins.

One last note, congratulations to the Food2 Joules Team who won 3rd place at the Panasci competition!  Way to move the team and the idea forward!

With your daily dose of dog feeding know-how,

-Elysa