The project will create a central composting facility within Marquette County that will benefit Ishpeming residents, institutions, and businesses throughout the county. The Ishpeming Waste Diversion and Soil Rebuilding Initiative This is a complete list of 2022 urban agricultural cooperative agreement recipients and their project summaries. OctoNews Release: USDA Announces Recipients of Urban Agriculture Grants and Cooperative Agreements.JNews Release: USDA Advances Food System Transformation with $43 Million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Adds New Urban County Committees.FebruNews Release: USDA Invests $9.4 Million in Compost and Food Waste Reduction Projects.MaNews Release: USDA Announces Cooperative Agreements for Compost and Food Waste Reduction.For more information on the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, please view the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Environmental page. The workshops will also introduce the concept of cottage industry sales to encourage community members to explore other economic opportunities. Through this project, YTT will host workshops to build local skills in composting and food preservation methods to help address food waste. Through CFWR, the YTT is developing a community compost program that will serve two purposes: 1) provide compost to local producers to help address the acidic soil conditions of the area and 2) divert food from the local landfill which is nearing capacity. This area of the state is rural and remote, and the Tribe is active in protecting local food security, community health and the environment. The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT) is located in the southeast Alaskan panhandle. To learn more about their story, please view the Worm Farm Aims to Recycle while Helping Veterans page. Creating job opportunities, assisting veterans, and regenerating the soil this project is working to foster a circular economy that works for people and the planet. The castings make their way to local farmers and gardeners while the local VA Medical Center, food bank, and other businesses can sustainably dispose uneaten food and byproducts.
Funding that is raised from the sale of the final product, worm castings, are used to sustain the healing outdoor experiences Source One Serenity regularly provides for veterans. Maintained by veterans, the social enterprise supports those living with post-traumatic stress disorder by providing both economic and therapeutic opportunities. With their CFWR-funded vermicomposting project, the organization is working to divert hundreds of tons of food waste utilizing their newly developed worm farm.
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