Forum
Monday, January 23
Ontario Convention Center, Room 200ABC
2000 E Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764
2000 E Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764
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9:00 - 10:00
Welcome, Opening Keynote, and Introductions
Clarissa Libertelli, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Kourtnii Brown, California Alliance for Community Composting
Elinor Crescenzi, Food Cycle Collective
Michael Martinez, LA Compost
Break 10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 11:15
Tackling Critical Components: Peer-to-Peer Chats Session I
Scaling up
Business & mission planning
Funding & financing
Composting methods & best practices
Communications (incl. marketing & outreach)
Community building (equity, resilience)
Equipment & systems (collection focus)
Partnerships
Other/Misc.
11:30 - 12:30
Tackling Critical Components: Peer-to-Peer Chats Session II
Scaling up
Business & mission planning
Funding & financing
Composting methods & best practices
Communications (incl. marketing & outreach)
Community building (equity, resilience)
Equipment & systems (collection focus)
Partnerships
Other/Misc.
Lunch 12:30 - 1:45 (on your own/offsite)
Afternoon coffee and tea starting at 1:45 p.m. will be served!
Along with fruit, brownies, cookies (including vegan/gluten free options)
2:00 - 4:00
TWO CONCURRENT TRACKS
TRACK A: Community-Rooted & Volunteer Run Programs
Moderator: Elena Lopez, LA Compost
TRACK B: The Business of Community Composting
Moderator: Kelly Adlington, Bucket Ruckus
2:00 - 4:00
Concurrent Track A: Community-Rooted & Volunteer Run Programs
Generating Excitement About Community Composting in an Urban, Chronically Marginalized Community
Marvin Hayes & Kenny Moss, Baltimore Compost Collective (Baltimore)
Youth Composting Programs
Nando Rodriguez, The Brotherhood Sister Sol & Open Road of NY (New York City)
Expanding Access to Composting Through Community Partnerships
Kyleen Sanchez, The Lower East Side Ecology Center (New York City)
California Alliance Launches 120 Community-Led Compost Hubs
Kourtnii Brown, California Alliance for Community Composting
Concurrent Track B: The Business of Community Composting
Funding & Adapting to Changing Economic Climate
Brittany Forslind, Java's Compost (Orange, NJ)
Operations & Facility Design for Small-scale Collection & Composting Businesses
Karl Johnson, Yes Compost (Belgrade, MT)
Scaling Collections and Composting: The Finance and Operations of Growth at Rust Belt Riders
Aramay Moss, Rust Belt Riders (Cleveland, OH)
Building a Resilient Business
Molly Lindsay, Community Compost Company (Kerhonkson, NY)
4:00 - 4:15
Break
(Re-opening the room)
4:15 - 4:45
Plenary Panel: Composting Systems
Moderator: James McSweeney, Compost Technical Services & 131 Compost School
Solarized Three-Bin Aerated Static Pile Systems
Natasha Dyer, Zero Waste Atlanta
ASP Bunker System at an Urban Farm
Khari Diop, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture (Atlanta)
Retrofitted Shipping Container Composting System for Farm-Based Sites
Benny Erez, ECO City Farms (Bladensburg, MD)
Small ASP Piles for Schools
Gretchen Losano, West Maui Green Cycle (West Maui, HI)
Rural Farm-Scale ASP System
Ryan Green, Happy Trash Can Curbside Composting (Bozeman, MT)
Super Cube Design & Making Vessels from Reclaimed Materials
Van Calvez, Green Mountain Technologies (Bainbridge Island, WA)
4:45 - 5:30
Closing Plenary Panel
Building a Community of Practice: Next Steps to Cultivate Community Composting
Building a Community of Practice: Next Steps to Cultivate Community Composting
Moderator: Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
This moderated session will feature a panel discussing next steps and strategies for building the movement.
Panel:
Michael Martinez, LA Compost
Jeffrey Neal, Loop Closing, DC
Ella Kotner, Groundwork Rhode Island
Tim Bowater, The CarbonCycle Company, New Zealand
Eileen Banyra, Community Compost Co. & USCC Board Member
J. Olu, Atlanta Urban Agriculture Director