Size Matters! New Report Shows The Value of Small-Scale, Community-Based Composting
In collaboration with the US Composting Council (USCC) and BioCycle, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance announces two events to be held in conjunction with the USCC’s International Conference and Trade Show, COMPOST2018, in Atlanta:
Taller sobre mejores prácticas en el compostaje comunitario
Monday, January 22, 2018
Cultivating Community Composting Forum 2018
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
These events will bring together composters to network, share best practices, and build support for community-scale composting systems and enterprises. The Cultivating Community Composting Forum 2018 is the 5th national forum sponsored by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and BioCycle. Check out last year’s event aquí.
Interested in sponsoring, exhibiting, or contributing to our scholarship fund? Click AQUÍ. Any amount is welcome!
Community composters, we invite your participation and input on the agenda! What topics or experts would you most like to hear from? Are you interested in presenting? What are your biggest challenges?
Limited scholarships are available to community composters! Apply by Tuesday, October 17. We have scholarships up to $500 to help offset COMPOST2018 registration fees, and travel and hotel costs. A limited number of community composters are also eligible to receive a waived registration fee (a $375 value) with a commitment to volunteer 8 hours at the COMPOST2018 conference.
TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP OR PROVIDE INPUT ON AGENDA AND TOPICS, CLICK AQUÍ.
BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY COMPOSTING WORKSHOP
8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM, Monday, january 22, 2018
In this full-day workshop for community composters, we will walk through practices that work and address how to take your community-scale composting to the next level. Through both presentation and small group discussion, walk away knowing how to adapt the efforts and achievements of other programs for your community. Open to community-scale composters who are composting on-site at schools, community gardens and farms or otherwise keeping the process as local and small-scale as possible while engaging the community through participation and education. Pedal-powered collectors welcome.
Practitioners: A diverse team of community composters will lead this workshop. If you’re interested in participating, please email Virginia Streeter at [email protected].
Facilitators/hosts: Brenda Platt and Linda Bilsens Brolis, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Workshop Cost: USCC Member Price: $275 / Non-Member Price: $350
If you are seeking scholarship assistance, please apply at this enlace. DO NOT register on the USCC site. Scholarship awardees will be automatically registered for the workshop. Apply by Tuesday, October 17th. Any questions? Email Virginia Streeter at [email protected].
If you are not seeking a scholarship nor a waived registration, please register as a regular attendee on the USCC web site, aquí.
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FORUM
8:15 AM TO 6:15 PM, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018
This Forum will take place as a track on the first day of the US Composting Council’s International Conference and Trade Show (January 23-25).
The Forum aims to:
- Foster greater interconnection between community/small-scale/urban composters and the USCC membership/conference attendees
- Show how community-scale composting fits in and complements the larger composting industry, both collection and processing, and both for individuals and organizations.
- Showcase the variety of models and innovative ideas that are growing from the ground up.
- Spur a community-based composter network that will stay connected following the conference.
If you are not seeking a scholarship nor a waived registration, please register as a regular attendee on the USCC web site, aquí.
TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP OR PROVIDE INPUT ON AGENDA AND TOPICS, CLICK AQUÍ.
¿QUÉ ES EL COMPOST COMUNITARIO?
El compostaje comunitario es la idea radical de que el compost se utilice dentro de la misma comunidad donde se genera el material y que la comunidad participe de alguna manera. Los compostadores comunitarios mantienen las materias primas, el proceso y el producto lo más locales posible, al tiempo que involucran a la comunidad a través de la participación y la educación. Los proyectos abarcan desde entornos urbanos hasta rurales e incluyen pequeñas empresas, centros de demostración/capacitación, escuelas, universidades, sistemas de recolección impulsados por pedales, cooperativas propiedad de los trabajadores, huertos comunitarios y granjas.
Para obtener más información sobre el compostaje comunitario, descargue nuestro informe:
Aumentar la fertilidad local: guía para el compostaje comunitario
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