Perspectives on Sustainability
Compost Emissions – More Than Just a Matter of Smell
Composting organic waste is, in many ways, a win-win scenario. It diverts waste from the landfill, while creating a valuable soil amendment (explored in my recent post on the value of compost). However, even composting is not without its share of environmental impacts…
Municipal Compost Use in Agriculture: A Question of Cost and Value
Composting rather than landfilling organic waste, such as food waste and yard trimmings, has several benefits from a climate perspective. A recent study in Washington concluded that composting organic waste…
Contrary Science; Cover Crop Mixtures, Monocultures, and Mechanisms
Planting diverse cover crop mixtures will increase soil microbial diversity and achieve increased benefits over monocultures because of the synergistic interactions of the different plant species. The ideas in this statement can be found in…
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