by Content | Jan 2, 2014 | Rot Stars
Walter Wong works in an office; the Social Security office at Federal Plaza in Manhattan to be precise. Walter performs onsite audits for the Social Security Administration. Working with numbers pays the rent, but being a friend to Earth Matter allows him to do things...
by Content | Dec 9, 2013 | Rot Stars
Amin is a partner in “Fauzia’s Heavenly Delights”, a beloved food vendor for the past four years on Governors Island (GI). He is also Fauzia’s husband. They have three children who all help out with the business. Amin hails from Baltimore, and he first experienced...
by Content | Nov 8, 2013 | Rot Stars
Governors Island maintenance is performed by Wildcat Service Organization.The Wildcats are in charge of making sure that Governor Island (GI) is clean, as well as facilitating some of the landscape maintenance. The crew works closely with Earth Matter to capture and...
by Content | Oct 1, 2013 | Rot Stars
Once upon a time an enchanted family volunteered at the Compost Outpost on Governors Island; seventh grader Joseph “the Wonder Boy” Largo, his third grade sister “Bella” Stella Largo, and their ever merry mother Shafina Rahim. Whenever they came to the Center, tasks...
by Content | Sep 4, 2013 | Rot Stars
Earth Matter processes approximately 18,500 lbs. of food scraps each month. Those scraps don’t magically compost themselves, it takes dedicated work to encourage active decomposition. Theodore Bolton and Henry Nye are just the guys to do it. Theodore registered as a...
by Content | Aug 2, 2013 | Rot Stars
“I feel so proud of my work in making this India bed (plants from India) emerge from a bed of weeds”. Athira Sivan On the first day of our new internship at Earth Matter, we did not know what to expect. We were told by our internship coordinators to dress...
