Compost for Crisis

09/25/2025

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11/19/2024

Webinar: Farms and The Compost Economy

When: Dec 10, 2024 • 10AM PT / 1PM ET
Where: Virtual

Still on the fence about joining us? Here's why you don't want to miss "Farms and the Compost Economy" on Dec 10 at 10am PT:

These industry leaders share their proven strategies for turning agricultural waste into profit:

Tyler Frank shows how urban-rural partnerships can create sustainable revenue streams
Ben Parry and Tim Jenkins of Compost Crew demonstrate how their farm-based "Compost Outpost" model combines executive strategy with hands-on agricultural expertise
Peter Moon reveals how aerated composting systems are transforming farm operations worldwide

Learn practical approaches to entering the booming compost market while enhancing your farm's sustainability.

There's still time to register! Quick reminder of the details:

Date: December 10th
Time: 10am Pacific
Registration link: https://bit.ly/coolnow-dec-2024

As before, we'll be joined by Neil Seldman as moderator and Rick Anthony as producer, with facilitating by the COOLNow Program Manager

P.S. Are you as passionate as I am about reducing methane emissions? Help spread the word! Feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and friends who might be interested.

09/01/2024

There are many examples and models around the world of good composting and waste management efforts that can be replicated.

Many committed residents are showing us how we can ensure a more sustainable future

09/18/2023

Join us for a dynamic 90-minute session, potentially longer if questions flow, offering invaluable insights into composting as a career and for recycling facilities managers.

Stan Slaughter from Missouri Organic Recycling shares their journey in building a thriving composting business, revealing diversification strategies and essential advice for future-proofing your facility. (Stan will also 'surprise' us with an original song during his presentation!)

Sean Potts of the USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production highlights federal funding avenues for your composting projects, providing essential financial insights.

Gary Liss briefly explores additional funding sources, enhancing your composting initiatives.

Join us for a 'soil-ful' session that'll help you 'dig' deeper into composting success!

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Register now!

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpf-mhrT8rE9wp-6JzujwFjUVmiWkgKMy6

Learn more about the free workshop here:

https://coolnow.org/2023/07/the-alchemy-of-composting/

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Time: 10am Pacific, 1:00pm Eastern

Moderator: Neil Seldman
Featured Speaker: Stan Slaughter
Also Speaking: Sean Potts, Gary Liss
Organized by: Rick Anthony, Chris Sparnicht

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07/02/2023

Every city and town should try to divert all their organic waste from schools, offices, and the like.

“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said.

07/01/2023

Waste = food. Sometimes first that waste is food for another creature before it becomes food for you and me. Here's a story about feeding waste to insects before feeding it to our food animals. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/insects-could-help-turn-beer-193316795.html The original article is paywalled: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/05/17/insects-could-help-turn-beer-waste-into-beef

People do not like eating insects. Livestock are less picky

11/20/2022

There are lots of lessons and models one can learn from and copy from around the world. Here's a story covering the comprehensive food waste recycling in South Korea.

In the US, most food waste ends up in landfills while South Korea recycles close to 100% annually, and its model could illustrates some core principles

05/23/2022

Efforts to remove food from the waste stream in Connecticut..

Officials believe solving the food waste issue is the linchpin to Connecticut’s waste...

05/17/2022

Another impact of the war in Ukraine is on global fertilizer prices. It's all hands on deck to improve our soils and produce the nutrients necessary to feed our food. Besides composting everything organic, another solutuion might be in diverting what we're flushing..

All eyes are on our food systems as the Russia-Ukraine war further pushes up fertilizer prices. Scientists think recycling our urine could be the solution to helping crops grow and strengthening food security.

05/16/2022

A community composting model in Philadelphia that should be easy to copy and expand on. Look for further developments from this program:

The city composting network has 13 locations, with plans to add more soon.

05/13/2022

Changed the name to Compost 4 CRISIS.. hopefully this will get our posts seen more. As our methods apply to all sorts of crisis besides just disease.