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The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Launches a New Online Community Composting 101 Course
A new online course from ILSR will support the expansion of locally-based composting initiatives at community gardens, farms, schools, and other sites. Composting transforms food scraps and other materials into a valuable product that improves soil health, while recycling nutrients that would otherwise be disposed. Composting also helps communities reduce wasted food and combat climate change. … Read More
Brenda Platt Explains the Past, Present, and Future of Composting
Brenda Platt joins Charlie Pioli on “The Community Composting Podcast” to discuss the history of community composting, the implementation of state-wide composting policies, and institutionalizing zero waste. They dive into local and state wide composting policies and the necessary paradigm shift to become a zero waste nation. … Read More
Composting Connects Black and Latinx Youth to their Roots
In this episode of the Composting for Community podcast, Nando Rodriguez, environmental facilitator at The Brotherhood Sister Sol, shares with us the various ways he engages youth in composting activities. He also dives into the role that environmental practices for Black and Latinx youth play in helping preserve and honor their cultural roots. … Read More
Compost Helps Local Farm Build Healthy Soils & Feed Their Community (feat. Moon Valley Farm)
On this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, ILSR’s Linda Bilsens Brolis and Sophia Hosain speak with Emma Jagoz, owner of Moon Valley Farm in Maryland. … Read More
Local Farms Key to Healthy and Resilient Food Systems — Episode 140 of Building Local Power
On this episode of Building Local Power, ILSR’s Linda Bilsens Brolis and Sophia Hosain speak with Emma Jagoz, owner of Moon Valley Farm in Maryland. Their discussion focuses on the importance of supporting local food systems and how Emma’s farm is operated with community and sustainability in mind.… Read More
Webinar: Using & Selling Compost from Community Sites
Are you a community composter or farmer wanting to learn more about using and selling compost from your operation? Hear how to read a compost lab test and what constitutes high-quality compost. This webinar will also feature a panel of community-based composters who distribute and/or sell their compost for specific uses.… Read More
ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series
This webinar series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use, including setting up a composting area on your farm, integrating composting into your farming business, developing composting recipes, sourcing feedstocks, interpreting a compost test report, and understanding the different benefits of and uses for compost on the farm.… Read More
Webinar: Compost – Soil – Plant: Putting the Many Facets Together with Dr. Will Brinton
ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. The sixth and final webinar of the series, Compost – Soil – Plant: Putting the Many Facets Together, featured Dr. William F. Brinton, founder and Chief Science Officer of Woods End Laboratories.… Read More
Webinar: Profiting with Compost and the Importance of Compost Quality with Dr. Greg Evanylo and Jayne Merner Senecal
ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. In the fifth webinar of the series, Compost Quality & Testing, presenter Dr. Greg Evanylo, professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech presented on compost testing as a tool for determining compost quality and identifying appropriate uses for compost.… Read More
Webinar: Equipment for Small Compost Sites
Are you a community composter or farmer wanting to learn more about composting equipment sized for small operations? This webinar will feature a panel of equipment providers as well as community composters talking about their DIY systems and favorite pieces of equipment. … Read More
Webinar: Compost & Soil: Restoring Health and Rebalancing the Climate with Calla Rose Ostrander & Jean Bonhotal
ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. In the fourth webinar of the series, Compost & Soil Health: Restoring Health & Rebalancing the Climate, presenters Calla Rose Ostrander and Dr. Jean Bonhotal presented the benefits composting provides to the soil, plants and climate. … Read More
Webinar: Composting Recipes & Integrating Food Scraps with James McSweeney
ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. In the third of the series, Composting Recipes & Integrating Food Scraps, James McSweeney presented a comprehensive overview of composting feedstock management and recipe development for farms.… Read More
Webinar: Integrating Composting Into Your Farming Business with Ellen Polishuk
ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. In the second of the series, Integrating Composting Into Your Farming Business, Ellen Polishuk, biological farming consultant, educator, and co-author of Start Your Farm, mapped out how farmers can add the production of high-quality compost to their operations.… Read More
Webinar: On-Farm Composting Fundamentals with Dr. Robert Rynk
ILSR’s On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use. In the first of the series, On-Farm Composting Fundamentals, Dr. Robert Rynk of the State University of New York College of Agriculture & Technology, SUNY Cobleskill, introduced the fundamentals of on-farm composting.… Read More
Proposed Federal Compost Act to Create $2 Billion in Funding over 10 Years
Currently, no federal policy exists that encourages or provides resources to mobilize a national composting effort, though several states do have policies that support and recognize the benefits of composting. The Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act is a newly-proposed federal bill that aims to proactively advance composting infrastructure and support across the country. … Read More