Compost &
Climate
INSPIRATIONS
The Soil Story - MUST WATCH! The big picture in a short animation (3:23).
The Marin Carbon Project (Stemple Creek) Foundational study showing the importance of compost to carbon sequestration.
United Nations 2015 Year of Soils - UN declares we need to reverse the rate of soil degradation worldwide.
ILSR - Institute for Local Self-Reliance - ILSR has brought community composting together as a movement. Hierarchy to Reduce Food Waste, Soil Rebuilders Training, Infographic posters, Podcast.
Kiss the Ground - The brilliant So-Cal organization behind the regenerative movement, and more.
BioCycle Magazine - The authority in composting and organics recycling for over 60 years.
GrowNYC - NYC is national leader in community composting with 25 years of investment. Left - NYC map showing community drop-off locations.
Gardening
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture - Toby Hemenway. How to Use (excerpt)
The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming - Masunobu Fukuaka has a close to nature philosophy. Video - Documentary: Stock Keeda
Ruth Stout
Compost&Soil
Elaine's Soil Food Web - Elaine Ingham, the queen of the Soil-Food Web and advocate of the complex system that is the soil.
Roots Demystified, Understanding Roots and other significant works by Robert Kourik.
Healthy Soil & More
Lynn Fang - Soil • Ecology • Community • Empowerment, Cosmic Compost
Farmer Rishi - Teacher of regenerative gardening and more.
Carbon Sponge - is an interdisciplinary effort to explore carbon sequestration in urban environments.
Community Composting
CCAC - California Alliance for Community Composters Facebook
SELC - Sustainable Economies Law Center Supporting community-scale compost legislation.
Community-Scale Composting Systems : A Comprehensive Practical Guide for Closing the Food System Loop and Solving Our Waste Crisis by James McSweeney.
LA Compost - Los Angeles, CA.
Food2Soil, Inika Small Earth - San Diego, CA
Common Compost - Oakland, CA
The Rust Belt Riders- Cleveland, OH
BKRot - Brooklyn, NY
Juneau Composts - AL
Peels and Wheels Composting - New Haven, CT