by Content | Oct 6, 2014 | Rot Stars
Last month Earth Matter was awarded 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. We owe a very special thanks to Rot Star Ilyse Kazar, one of the driving forces behind this feat. As the Earth Matter Board of Directors’ Secretary, Ilyse encouraged our organization to expand...
by Content | Jun 13, 2014 | Rot Stars
One August day in 2013, Gilmore family stumbled upon the Compost Leaning Center Outpost. They had planned to just stop by and meet the animals. They were instantly hooked by every aspect of Earth Matter and have volunteered as animal caretakers ever since....
by Content | May 2, 2014 | Rot Stars
Current writings by Sadie: “I am lucky to volunteer at Governors’s Island! It’s public but not in winter. We go in winter.” (The necessity of our animals’ feeding and water year round permits Sadie and her family to access our Compost...
by Content | Mar 22, 2014 | Rot Stars
Who Cares? Pablo Ortega Garcia- that’s who! (left) Source Separation at Just Food Conference 13. (from left) Yeuran Chang, Pablo Garcia, Marisa DeDominicis and Carol Hooper. Lots of people say they are concerned about the environment, but it takes a special kind of...
by Content | Mar 1, 2014 | Rot Stars
A Love Affair with Microbes Passion comes in many forms; love for your family, your partner….the works of Beethoven or Bieber. Shig Matsukawa is passionate about fermentation, fermentation of people’s food scraps. (photo left) Shig Matsukawa (center)...
by Content | Feb 1, 2014 | Rot Stars
“Toni, what motivates you and your family, including 5 children/young adults, to trek from Brooklyn to Manhattan, then to Governors Island on any given Friday to catch the 10 am ferry to work with Earth Matter?” Toni’s response: “Well, my children want to come...
