Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Small-Scale Neighborhood Compost Company w/ Andreas Ruiz of Regenera Organico
I absolutely love how small the world is and how compost can connect us all! This March, I visited San Francisco and found myself at a party where I knew only one person. I got into a great conversat…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Community-Scale Composting in NYC with Domingo Morales of Compost Power NYC
Domingo Morales of Compost Power NYC was raised in New York City with little connection to nature until he was 22 years old and had a position at the Red Hook Farms through the Green City Force. That…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Deep, Caring Process of Human Composting with Katrina Spade of Recompose
Wow, compost lovers, we made it to season three! Thank you. That's three years of compost love being shared and celebrated. This season is going to be awesome. It will be as wide and varied as the mi…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Composting in the Tough Climate of Alaska with Lisa Daugherty of Juneau Composts
When I was at the US Compost Conference last winter, I met Lisa of Juneau Composts and my 'cool gal' radar went off. Her vibe shouted competent. Lisa is the real deal, collecting food scraps and maki…
Published on 2 years ago
The 131 School of & Community-Scale Composting with James McSweeney
James McSweeney, of The 131 School of Composting and author of Community-Scale Composting, and I jammed so well about what The 131 School is about—particularly the compost operators certificate prog…
Published on 2 years ago
Composting Lessons from Austria with Ursula, Gerald, & Karen
When Austria banned organics from the waste stream in '92, Ursula was--in part--tasked with how to divert organic waste from going to the landfill. In '96, she conducted an analysis of the waste stre…
Published on 2 years ago
Decentralized Composting in Austria with Verena of 3-er Hof Farm & Florian of the ISWA
On our International Solid Waste Association study tour on decentralized bio waste recycling—or just the compost scene—in Austria, we visited 3-er Hof Farm, Farm 3, and spoke with second generation c…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
A Deep & Fertile Conversation with Karl Hammer of Vermont Compost
Most of you all know and love Karl Hammer from Vermont Compost (IG VermontCompost) already. If you’re looking for a concise “how-to” guide on how Karl makes his awesome compost, and even better known…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Thirty Years of Composting Innovation in Austria with Dr. Martin Wellacher
Today, I'm in Austria, joined by Dr. Martin Wellacher. Martin is uber committed to the environment, as most of us in this industry are eco-conscious, but he is next-level. He doesn't even own a car. …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Great Aussie Composting Road Show with Robert Rynk & Matthew Cotton of The Composting Handbook
Robert Rynk and Matthew Cotton, who you may recognize as the authors of The Composting Handbook, just came back from a tour giving composting workshops to Australian farmers. They had an intensive n…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago