Feeding People and Feeding Soils in Tompkins County
On Farm Composting Workshop
April 4, 2025
Join us for a free workshop to bring your compost system to the next level!
The goal of this workshop is to equip farms with the tools needed to divert food scraps from the waste stream while creating a valuable soil amendment for use on-site. The workshop is coordinated by Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management (TCRMM), along with Jean Bonhotal of Cornell Waste Management Institute (CWMI), and Todd McLane, Director of the TC3 Farm and Adjunct Associate Professor, and made possible with funding from the USDA Compost and Food Waste Reduction cooperative agreement.
Workshop Details
What: Join us for a FREE workshop for local farms; coordinated by TCRMM, TC3 Farm, and CWMI. Funded by the USDA.
When: Friday April 4th, 2:00pm-6:00pm
Location: TC3 Farm, 100 Cortland Rd. Dryden, NY
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Agenda
2-2:15 Attendee sign-in
2:15 Introductions
2:30-3:45 Making Compost Work For You
- Science
- Feedstock-circular economy of nutrients
- Invessel- Containment or not
3:45-4:00 Outdoor Bin Demo
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:00 Considerations for Composting on Farms
- Where are the organics
- Source separation and collection
- Opportunities: atypical feedstock
5:00-5:15 Compost Collaborative
5:15-5:30 Final Topics
5:30-6:00 Q&A
Kat McCarthy
Deputy Director, TCRMM
Jeremy Betterley
Waste Reduction and Recycling Coordinator, TCRMM
Wren Kingsley
Assistant Recycling Specialist, TCRMM
Todd McLane
Director of the TC3 Farm
Adjunct Associate Professor
Jean Bonhotal
