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Sustainability Project Transforms Cafeteria Waste into Usable Compost

ATTRA

The New Earth Project is developing compost processes to create a symbiotic relationship and benefit the community. Carbon Capture through Composting New Earth collects food surplus from three school cafeterias and combines it with woody biomass, agricultural byproducts, and biochar in Johnson-Su compost bioreactors.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) The RPFSA does not contain a proposal to support AMMP technologies as envisioned in the ARA or the COWS Act. However, NSAC is disheartened to see no reference to establishing composting as a national practice standard in the RPFSA. 7110, 7113, 7213).

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

In addition to increasing farm productivity, public agricultural R&D investment also supports improvements in natural resources and forestry management, helps advance rural development, and enhances food safety and quality. Despite these positive steps, RPFSA falls short in several critical areas important to NSAC members.

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