by Content | Nov 21, 2016 | Previous Featured Article
Building the Composters of Tomorrow by Kim Tateo and Marisa DeDominicis It’s been a wonderful year for our apprenticeship program at our Compost Learning Center. We’ve had 2 cycles of training for a total of 14 incredibly dedicated and smart students. Our...
by Content | May 6, 2016 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
View Image Source By Kam Yau Riddle: Question: What has seven legs, two antennas, and rolls up into a ball? Answer: A rollie pollie! A rollie pollie (also spelled roly poly) is one of the many macro-organisms that can exist in a healthy soil or compost medium. Along...
by Content | Mar 8, 2016 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
Image Sources – Left: WikiWel |Right: Wikimedia Commons By Infinitae Stockton Holy Basil, (Ocimum Sanctum) is not the same as Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) typically found in your everyday culinary herb collection. Holy Basil goes by many names. It is known as...
by Content | Mar 7, 2016 | Rot Stars
Lydia Baird first volunteered at Earth Matter’s CLC in 2014, as part of her quest to find a suitable muslin composting system for her College, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Located in Chelsea, Manhattan, Lydia envisioned a campus-wide waste reduction...
by Content | Mar 7, 2016 | Previous Featured Article
By Charlie Bayrer and Marisa DeDominicis Over the last 20 years many states across the country have enacted bans on the landfilling of grass clippings, leaves and other yard waste. This organic debris is recognized as a contributor to the production of...
