Compost Learning Center
The Compost Learning Center is Earth Matter’s educational hub on Governors Island where we demonstrate methods for making and using compost in New York City. Earth Matter is host to many projects, each with an underlying goal of contributing to a closed-loop system that teaches visitors, volunteers and students about turning food scraps into compost.
Community Compost Network
As a NYC Community Compost Network partner, Earth Matter operates our New York State Department of Environmental Conservation processing facility, where we mix landscape materials and food scraps generated on Governors Island and by NYC residents to make compost.
Soil Start Farm
Soil Start Farm is an experimental hub for on-farm composting where we demonstrate the many uses of compost in growing plants.
Zero Waste Island Initiative
The Zero Waste Island Initiative works in partnership with The Trust for Governors Island to pre-process all organic materials generated by visitors, vendors and events on the Island, with a goal to educate while creating a closed loop, zero-waste system.
Methods and Compost Devices
We showcase devices and methods for making compost at any scale, whether you are in an urban kitchen, community garden, backyard or school garden, urban farm, or a mid scale composting facility.
Animals in the Compost Cycle
Animals are an important part of our composting process. We care for about 60 chickens, two goats and almost 50,000 critters if you count the worms, bugs, and bees!
Compost Distribution
Looking for some compost? We offer workshops, volunteer opportunities and partnerships for distributing our nutrient-dense “black gold”.