by Content | Mar 16, 2017 | Previous Featured Article
Soil Start Farm has been working over the winter to introduce a new, fragrant addition to Governors Island for 2017! By Perry Leung As you get off the ferry at Yankee pier from Brooklyn for the first time in the 2017 open season, a field of purple and green...
by Content | Dec 27, 2016 | Previous Featured Article
2016 was a great year! Watch the video to see some of our favorite moments. Video Editor: Kim Tateo...
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 | 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...
by Content | Dec 14, 2015 | Previous Featured Article
As the year winds down, our Earth Matter staff reflect on what makes us JOYFUL. “Working for Earth Matter gives me the opportunity of being a key player in changing the way New Yorkers think about organic waste and its critical role in solving many of the...
by Content | Dec 8, 2015 | Previous Featured Article
Left: Maya Juman, intern, greets guests and introduces them to our compost. Right: Maya Juman, Nell Pearson, Marisa DeDominicis and Oliver Guterriez at Soil Start Farm. By Maya Juman To be perfectly honest, when I first arrived at Earth Matter on a warm June morning,...
