by Content | Oct 6, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
This year we celebrate our 5-year anniversary as the Earth Matter Compost Learning Center. Our new location at the Governors Island Urban Farm has been a dream come true! Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from the past five years: 2009: City of Water...
by Content | Jun 13, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
Come celebrate Governors Island’s treasures: Common terns and oysters! Common terns have recently colonized several decommissioned piers on Governors Island’s waterfront; last summer we counted 181 nests and banded 100 chicks. Festival activities will include: –...
by Content | May 2, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
by Leah Rhyne As the harsh winter retreats and the first signs of spring emerge, so too is Earth Matter emerging with plans for a new garden. Soil Start Demo Garden will be a triangular plot on the Buttermilk Channel side of Governors Island (GI), across from “The...
by Content | Mar 22, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
Is it compostable? Is it recyclable? You are not alone in your confusion. Compostable service ware (cups, forks, spoons, bowls, etc.), are made of resins derived from organic source (primarily corn). Compostable ware breaks down in the composting process....
by Content | Mar 1, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
by Eric Weimer, Resource Recovery Intern NY Harbor School (NYHS) and Earth Matter’s goals are different. For Harbor School, the goal is to clean up the New York Bay by replacing oyster reefs that have disappeared from years of human disruption. For Earth Matter, the...
by Content | Feb 1, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
Earth Matter’s compost apprentices have a cohesiveness that evolves based on the dynamics of the group. Who they are sculpts the two day a week (140 hours in four months) regimen. Our work with the current “fall harvest” cyclers has been a joyful journey. Clay,...
