PPT-Composting on Your Small Farm

Jason Faucera Clackamas SWCD Conservationist jfauceraconservationdistrictorg 5032106013 Nick Andrews OSU Small Farms Horticulturist nickandrewsoregonstateedu 5039139410 Definition of Composting. large animal mortalities WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION EB2031E Table of Contents Introduction 3 Regulations 3 Equipment ........................................................................ It’s Recycling…. Naturally. What is composting?. Grass clippings. Food scraps. Leaves. Using the natural process of decay to. change organic wastes into a valuable. humus-like material called . THE COMPOSTING HANDBOOK Be eco-friendly COMPOSTING 3 Top Dressing Treatinglawnsovercentimetercompostservesveryeffectivefeedinggrounddriedspring.Bysiftingcompostrst,youcanremoveanyunattractivelargep Daily Year-Round Indoor Variety of Owner Operated Businesses. Features Fresh, Value Added and Prepared Foods. Outdoor Farmers Market Component. Focus on Locally Owned and Operated Businesses. Venue for Social . A WV New Farmer Orientation. Presented by: . Brandy Brabham, WVU Extension ANR Agent-Roane County. Alexandria Straight, WVU Extension ANR Agent-Ritchie County. April 2, 2014. 2014 National Women in Agriculture Educators Conference. How does farm size relate to people, profit and planet?. Paul D. Mitchell. AAE 320. http://. www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/opinion/sunday/dont-let-your-children-grow-up-to-be-farmers.html. . Sustainability and Agrarianism. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE. b. y. Teresa . C. . Weglarz. Department . of Biological . Sciences. University . of Wisconsin – Fox Valley. A presentation to accompany the case study: . Cary Oshins. USCC. Learning Objectives. Part 1) Understand the biology of the compost pile. Part 2) Learn the six factors used to control the composting process, the . KEY PROCESS VARIABLES. Why Biology?. Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter, and the elements and nutrients retained in it, back to a chemical state where it is again available for plants to use. What Does Compost do for Soil?. Public Works Department. 1. Environmental Quality Commission. June 11, 2015. Background. Citywide 40% diversion goal by 2020. Resource Evaluation Study – 2014. Existing Mulching Operations. Pilot Food Scraps Composting Program – Implemented January 2015. Overview - NH’s Current Regulations and Practices Organics and Composting Melanie Doiron Pamela Hoyt-Denison NHDES Solid Waste Management Bureau B iodegradable material from plants & animals Includes, for example: ”. 44 Ha Farm in Madre . Vieja. , San Felipe . dePuerto. Plata. P.To. Plata, . Dominican . Republic. Design by Giorgio . Piracci. , M.. Sc. .,. PDC. Contacts. and General Information. Owner and Resident . -Site at LufaFarms Urban Rooftop GreenhouseMontreal QCCatherine ChurchCompost ManagerPlant Science Assistant atLufaFarms2008 50 of world population live in urban areas2050 Projected 70of world popul Composting. Carcasses layered. with organic material. Thermophilic microbes. Heat generation. Accelerates biological. decomposition. Destroys pathogens. Relatively safe and simple. Nutrient rich, organic byproduct.