The Compost and Soil Microscopy Mini-Course introduces the microbial life that exists in healthy soil and the basics of using a microscope and your senses...
A webinar introducing post-fire soil contaminants of concern, microscopy, interpreting soil test results, and the role of compost in bioremediation.
SolarShare Wisconsin Cooperative’s model allows anyone in the state to invest in local solar projects.
ILSR is available to be written into USDA Cooperative Agreements for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) grants as a partner or subrecipient.
ILSR celebrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.
Benny Erez of Eco City Farms was honored with Local Self-Reliance Lifetime Achievement Award at ILSR's 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
In January 2021, Massachusetts passed Bill H.5250, “An act enabling partnerships for growth,” to finance and promote economic infrastructure and opportunities. Although the Governor pocket...
In November 2022, Oklahoma’s Healthy Soil Program Act (HB 4412) took effect. The bill was originally vetoed by the Governor in May 2022, but the...
Jumping worms are invasive earthworms that rapidly degrade soil quality and destabilize local ecosystems. They can be easily introduced to your farm or garden via...
Are you a farmer who uses compost on their fields? A composter who sells to the farming community? A regulator who oversees rules relating to...
In June 2018, Hawai’i’s Governor Ige signed HB 2182 into law as “Act 15,” establishing a permanent Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force in the Office...
In 2017, the California Healthy Soils Program (HSP) was launched with the goal of sequestering carbon, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and improving soil health...
On July 1, 2021, New York State’s Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act (S.4722A), sponsored by State Senator Hinchey (SD-46), took effect just one month...
Some of compost’s most valuable benefits yield from its ability to efficiently build and bolster soil health. Compost application increases soil organic matter, in turn...
California’s regulations are written to encourage the production of high quality compost. Like other composters around the US, operations in California are required to meet...