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$100,000 Funding Opportunity for BIPOC-Led and BIPOC-Serving Composters

$100,000 Funding Opportunity for BIPOC-Led and BIPOC-Serving Composters

Najee Quashie

March 1, 2024

ILSR is partnering with 11th Hour Racing to provide $100,000 in sub-grants to selected BIPOC-led or BIPOC-serving composting projects in New England.  READ MORE


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$100,000 in Grants Going to BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving Community Composters

$100,000 in Grants Going to BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving Community Composters

Reggie Rucker

March 13, 2024

“This dedicated focus on BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving community composters is long overdue,” said Brenda Platt, director of ILSR’s Composting for Community Initiative, about the grant program.  READ MORE


Detroit Has No Time to Waste Food

Detroit Has No Time to Waste Food

Luke Gannon

March 7, 2024

A Detroit entrepreneur explains how her pilot projects are building community, local self-reliance, and resilience.  READ MORE


Financiación de $100,000 para compostadores dirigidos por BIPOC o que prestan servicios en comunidades BIPOC

Financiación de $100,000 para compostadores dirigidos por BIPOC o que prestan servicios en comunidades BIPOC

Najee Quashie

March 4, 2024

El Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) lanzará el Programa de Minisubvenciones para Compostadores Comunitarios que pertenezcan a la agrupación de personas negras, indígenas y de color. Entregaremos $100,000 en minisubvenciones a los proyectos seleccionados.  READ MORE


Community Composting’s Untapped Potential for Local Zero Waste & Climate Resilience Efforts (feat. Kourtnii Brown)

Community Composting’s Untapped Potential for Local Zero Waste & Climate Resilience Efforts (feat. Kourtnii Brown)

Linda Bilsens Brolis

January 30, 2024

In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, we are joined by Kourtnii Brown, founder and director of Common Compost (Oakland, California) and CEO of the California Alliance for Community Composting. We discuss the immense potential of community composting  READ MORE


On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Resources

On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Resources

Linda Bilsens Brolis

January 17, 2024

This webinar series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use, including setting up a composting area on your farm, integrating composting into your farming business, developing composting recipes, sourcing  READ MORE