Regenerative Compost: Woman Owned Commercial Compost Supporting Regenerative Agriculture 

Yes she is! I'm grateful to have met her and been able to share her story.

That's great! Is there a way for others to follow your journey?

Jess, it means a lot to me to get this feedback. It keeps me motivated to keep making the videos. And yes, Alissa is amazing! If you get a chance, let her know via email or on instagram that you feel that way. She works her butt off.

Nice Kathryn!

Thanks Fathi! I'm glad to found them useful.

Yeah, she's pretty awesome. Thanks for checking out the video. Glad you liked it.

That's really smart to use the methane from composting as heating fuel. Some places in the US do that but I don't think it's very common. Hopefully it catches on.

Thanks Marcus! Glad you enjoyed it. This channel is meant to give a voice to the amazing people working to regenerative our environment and to help facilitate a larger conversation around how to farm regeneratively.

Thanks so much for checking out the video and your support. And yes, the people I'm interviewing are amazing. They have so much more to share than I'm able to convey in these videos. The world is a better place because of them, in my opinion. :)

Glad to hear! Thanks for watching!

Yes you can. Be mindful of managing any runoff. Keep your waterways clean, and when in doubt, add more carbon! :) If you have a tractor, access to large amounts of carbon (cardboard, woodchips, sawdust, etc.) and have the time to gather materials from locals, you can do it. You can make the compost in as small or as large batches as you are able to handle. Good luck.

@@jameskniskern2261 our local council does it on a larger scale and to do this they collect brown bins every other week. The brown bins mostly contain grass cutting and garden cuttings and they turn this into compost. Turning and aireating is key

That's great! The world needs more people doing this work. Go for it!

@@RegenerativeJourney thank you. I'm now taking a class at Harvard Extension in regenerative agriculture and I'm going to do a business plan for composting. People like you that educate others make a difference.

Thanks for the kind words. You may also want to consider taking the soil advocate training offered by Kiss The Ground: kisstheground.mykajabi.com/kiss-the-ground-s-soil-advocate-training-90befcf2-102f-4937-a839-6f8bf7d8957c?preview_theme_id=2591978. Good luck!

I'm sure there's good data out there and if you contacted Alissa at Dirt Rich Compost she could guide you in the right direction. Her contact info is here: www.dirtrichcompost.com.

Also here's another resource: www.mass.gov/guides/commercial-food-material-disposal-ban

You may want to contact Alissa directly. I think she'd been happy to point you in the right direction. Her contact info is at the bottom of this webpage: www.dirtrichcompost.com/. There are also at least a couple other compost operations in New Hampshire and northeast Massachusetts that you could check out. mrfoxcomposting.com/ blackearthcompost.com/ Also, Maine has arguably the best composting school out there, though, I'm not sure how up to date they are on regenerative agriculture. If you're serious about creating a commercial compost business I would recommend starting with the course offered through them: composting.org/. Good luck and go for it!

@@RegenerativeJourney Thanks so much for detailed reply! I know of several other composting businesses operating within, say, 20 miles of my town, but it seems to me the more local the better--this should be happening everywhere... I will take your suggestions... Many thanks again!

Yes, both the meat and compostable plastic bags are ok. They are composted at high enough temperatures for long periods of time to make sure they are safely and completely broken down.

I would recommend reaching out to Dirt Rich Compost in Montana or Veterans Compost in Maryland. There's also a great course you can take in Maine to prepare you for commercial composting: composting.org/. Good luck!

I should have shown that number on the video. May have been more impactful.

Definitely illustrative of the benefits of the metric system.