Composting, Sustainability: Here’s the Dish

by Daniel E. Walsh  Author of Our Sunday "History & Reflections" Series

The Candy Man makes everything he bakes satisfying and delicious
Now you talk about your childhood wishes, you can even eat the dishes

Candy Man, Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, sung by Sammy Davis, Jr

Well, you can’t eat these dishes, but you can make them from leaves from the ground—attractive  dishes made from fallen palm leaves using just heat and water. You can bake in them, wash them, and re-use them. Proudly set a holiday dinner (particularly if you order them by this Tuesday for expedited delivery!). You can throw them away. No guilt.

Michael Dwork, while interning in India, noticed the locals making dishes from palm leaves gathered from the ground. The simple steam and heat manufacturing process piqued Dwork’s interest. He saw the possibilities. He viewed the dishes as not only a viable business opportunity, but as a very sustainable commodity.

VerTerra is now the realization of that vision. You can view their products online or buy them at select retailers. The company operates in South Asia and is committed to the locals they employ. VerTerra pays fair wages and provides access to healthcare.

Dwork designed a technique for replicating the dishes. He refined the process to make upscale disposable tableware that he felt would resonate with the American consumer.

Though built as a throwaway, the dishes can actually be used many times. The manufacturing process and lack of artificial sealing elements requires Verterra to sell the dishes as throwaways. But, as they report on their website, many of their customers attest to repeated uses.

The dishes are not recyclable, but are compostable; this is because of the natural content, i. e., palm leaves and water. For guilt-ridden consumers, composting may be an offset to the inherent laziness of those inclined to disposable items. Composting is work. For tips and composting strategies check out the BPI website.

In the Boston area, VerTerra products can be found at Harvest Co-Op and Pemberton Market in Cambridge, Shubies in Marblehead, Tilly & Salvy’s Bacon Street Farm in Natick, and The Green Egg in Manchester.

This product fits in well with American go-go society. Realistically, you can take this green thing to the extreme. You have to recognize the current tastes. If not, we’re in East Germany peddling around in Flintstones cars. That’s not likely to happen. Tweak something here, reduce something there, and the result over a broad front is dramatic

This Thanksgiving, if you want to cash in on some convenience and do it in style, and check out VerTerra. Firstly, be thankful if you have a table to pile some food on and be grateful for that food. Then you can be thankful that a conscientious sustainability movement is afoot. And rest those feet. Watch some football. Don’t get lost in the dogma. Relax, be an American. The dishes? Hell, throw them away!

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