Earth Matter NY, Inc.

Mission Statement

Earth Matter NY seeks to reduce the organic waste misdirected into the garbage stream by encouraging neighbor participation and leadership in composting.

We see that:

There is one soil, one air, and one water all commonly held and stewarded by one people, the nurturance of which is critical to a verdant world; and

Organic waste should not be part of modern landfills because the waste of any process is food for other processes; and

Transportation of waste far beyond the source unnecessarily despoils the soil, air, and water; and

Society needs to alter the way waste is treated as part of an integrated, long term solution to food, climate, and energy issues; and

The power to manifest global social change lies within each of us–the challenge to take action rests on our shoulders.

We endeavor to:

Compost organic waste locally, on behalf of our members; and

Educate, and, encourage and support ongoing community composting efforts; and

Utilize best practices for the improvement of soil health; and

Promote water conservation practices to reduce the CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) burden on municipal sewer systems.

A Brief History of Earth Matter NY:

Earth Matter NY was conceived during the spring of 2009 out of the shared interests of 3 community gardeners –  Charlie Bayrer, Kendall Morrison, and Marisa DeDominicis.

Our experiences through organizing community and workplace compost drop off sites,   membership in the Ft. Green Compost Project, participation in a soil health initiative, conceived by the BQLT Operations Committee, and hearing the buzz about our nation’s desire to transform into a “green nation”  all synthesized.

Our passion for healthy soil, and sustainable living solutions, combined and we felt compelled to promote people to actively divert organic waste,  and  transform it into high quality compost.  Earth Matter NY was born.