VerTerra, Disposable Dishware Made From Fallen Leaves, Plate While nothing beats reusable dishware for your festive events, these biodegradable plates from VerTerra are a great alternative to yucky ...

CHICAGO (Reuters.com) - Every fall Americans rake up their leaves, stuff them into paper bags and kick them to the curb without ever thinking about the business opportunity they are throwing away.

Fallen leaves and steam are the unlikely ingredients of a remarkable brand of disposable plates and bowls. TIME photographerNamas Bhojani explores the process that may change your next picnic Verterra ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORTHPORT, MI - A light breeze was ruffling the edges of the huge white wedding tent at Verterra Vineyards one morning last summer ...

Paper plates are decidedly not sexy, or so I thought until I met Michael Dwork at the Red Herring East 2007 conference. Michael is CEO of VerTerra, a company that uses dried, organically-grown palm ...

While they’re most well known for their award winning wines, one Leelanau County winery is also proud of their all natural ciders. For this week’s Brewvine, Whitney Amann and photojournalist Jeremy ...

VerTerra, a New York–based company that produces dinnerware from fallen leaves and compostable wooden cutlery, is now launching VerTerra Compostable Trays + To-Go, its first new product line in 2013. ...

Impress the LA relatives? Piece of cake … or make that heart-shaped pizza. This wedding at The Ridge at Verterra Vineyards exceeded expectations. Want more ideas for a Northern Michigan wedding?