Composting provides so much more than nutritious soil for your plants–it provides joy and places of community, a connection to the cycles of nature, and a sense of purpose in nurturing the Earth and ourselves. When composting is conducted through small-scale, local, decentralized networks, the social, environmental, and economic impacts are tenfold. With community composting being a critical grassroots solution for fostering resilience and reducing waste, how do we ensure it remains a priority in cities and households?

In the midst of increasing environmental awareness and implementation of organics recycling statewide, we must ensure community composting is part of the solution. In this session you will hear from diverse voices transforming the way we compost across the region. We invite you to deepen your understanding of community composting's role in a just food system, and re-imagine how we close the composting gap together.