On Tuesday, February 6th from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m., ILSR will host a pre-conference workshop, Community Composting Systems: New Projects and Scaling Up Existing Projects, as part of the US Composting Council’s 2024 Conference and Tradeshow in Daytona Beach, FL. The workshop will cover composting systems for farm and community settings from DIY solar-powered systems to branded ASP systems. Small- to medium-sized equipment providers will guest speak. Also featured will be screeners for community compost sites such as the Lower East Side Ecology Center’s new electric trommel design (in collaboration with Bruno Navarro). The cost of the workshop is $260 for USCC members / $292 for non-members. You do not need to attend the rest of the conference. Learn more about the workshop here, register here.
Agenda
12:45 – 1:00 p.m.
Check-in
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Introductions
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Overview of community-oriented and farm-scale composting systems (ILSR)
1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Panel 1: Systems and Scaling Up – Deep Dive on Three Community Composters
- Khari Diop, Think Green / Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture (solar ASP hexagonal bin system and ASP bunker system)
- Domingo Morales, Compost Power (Passive Aerated Systems)
- Michael Martinez, LA Compost (urban farm scale systems)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 – 4:25 p.m.
Panel 2: Systems and Scaling Up – Roundtable w/ Systems Providers & Designers
- Jennifer Perry, ADK Action / Compost for Good (farm-scale in-vessel rotating drum)
- Brian Jerose, Agrilab Technologies (AGT Mini System)
- Betsy La Force, Green Mountain Technologies (Earth Flow in-vessel system)
- Bruno Navarro, Nexusbau (DIY electric trommel screeners)
4:25 – 4:30 p.m.
Wrap-up
Lead Instructors
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Panelists
![]() Domingo MoralesFounder, Compost Power Domingo Morales, a NYC native, Green City Force (GCF) alumnus and inaugural winner of the David Prize, is the founder of Compost Power and serves as a compost consultant. His leadership and passion for a healthier and more environmentally-just city was born out of lived experience. As a former public housing resident, he saw first-hand how residents of underserved neighborhoods and public housing suffered from poor access to healthy food and a lack of sustainable infrastructure. Today, Domingo manages 9 community composting sites, supports GCF and the NYC Housing Authority as an expert on composting and waste diversion programs, and coaches’ others to implement best practices across the city. Domingo is laser-focused on making composting cool and accessible for everyone.
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