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Composting for Community

Telling the stories of community composting across the United States.

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Composting for Food Sovereignty in Atlanta

Composting for Food Sovereignty in Atlanta

What role does composting play in subverting barriers to local food sovereignty? In this episode of the Composting for C... Read more

21 Mar 2023

22mins

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Catalyzing Greater Equity Through Composting

Catalyzing Greater Equity Through Composting

How can a community reeling from multiple economic shocks use composting as a tool to build a more resilient food system... Read more

19 Sep 2022

44mins

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Cities’ Exclusive Agreements With Trash Collectors Are Holding Back Community Composters

Cities’ Exclusive Agreements With Trash Collectors Are Holding Back Community Composters

ILSR’s Jess Del Fiacco and Brenda Platt talk to three community composters in California who have been impacted by solid... Read more

27 Apr 2022

51mins

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Through Pedal-Power, Community Composters Cultivate Deeper Connections with their Community

Through Pedal-Power, Community Composters Cultivate Deeper Connections with their Community

Sophia Hosain is joined by Composting for Community’s intern Alondra Sierra and Elinor Crescenzi, an activist, organizer... Read more

21 Jan 2022

36mins

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Composting Connects Black and Latinx Youth to their Roots

Composting Connects Black and Latinx Youth to their Roots

In this episode of the Composting for Community podcast, Nando Rodriguez, environmental facilitator at The Brotherhood S... Read more

20 Dec 2021

44mins

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Compost Helps Local Farm Build Healthy Soils & Feed Their Community (feat. Moon Valley Farm)

Compost Helps Local Farm Build Healthy Soils & Feed Their Community (feat. Moon Valley Farm)

On this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, ILSR's Linda Bilsens Brolis and Sophia Hosain speak with Emma J... Read more

30 Nov 2021

40mins

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Implementing COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Food Scrap Drop-Off: Spotlight on the Community Compost Depot at Frey Gardens in Providence

Implementing COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Food Scrap Drop-Off: Spotlight on the Community Compost Depot at Frey Gardens in Providence

On this episode, ILSR’s Brenda Platt dialogues with Michael Bradlee, President of Earth Appliance Organics in Providence... Read more

21 May 2020

35mins

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The Case for Government Support of Community Composting (feat. Queens Botanical Garden)

The Case for Government Support of Community Composting (feat. Queens Botanical Garden)

On this episode, guest host Brenda Platt talks with Elsa Higby and Aleks Jagiello of the New York Compost Project Hosted... Read more

16 Mar 2020

30mins

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Composting Helps Nourish Communities in the U.S. and Beyond (feat. ECO City Farms)

Composting Helps Nourish Communities in the U.S. and Beyond (feat. ECO City Farms)

On this episode, host Linda Bilsens Brolis is joined by Benny Erez of ECO City Farms, her composting mentor. Benny talks... Read more

3 Feb 2020

23mins

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How Local Composting Can Transform Washington, D.C. (feat. Loop Closing)

How Local Composting Can Transform Washington, D.C. (feat. Loop Closing)

On this episode, host Linda Bilsens Brolis is joined by Jeffrey Neal of Loop Closing. They discuss his vision for how sm... Read more

18 Dec 2019

26mins

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