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Welcome to The Composter, a podcast for farmers and composters. I'm your host and fellow composter, Jayne Merner. Join me in practical conversation between industry professionals and farmers with a passion for producing high-quality compost. We are going to dig deep into the science, technology, and art of compost production so that we as composters can help enliven the world's soils.
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- Composter News Update! · 3 mnt · Musim 4Hi everyone, here’s a quick update from The Composter. I need to cancel our final episode of Season 4—featuring my dad, Mike Merner (Poppy)—and put Season 5 on hold for now. My…
- Good Things Take Time · 2 mnt · Musim 4Just like a good compost this podcast episode needs time to fully mature. Things are evolving fast so I am going to take a little longer to make this final episode of season 4…
- Financing the Future of Compost with Jorge Montezuma and Paula Luu · 1 jam 7 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 11Join me for Episode 11 of The Composter for a conversation on Financing the Future of Compost with Jorge Montezuma from the Compost Capital Network and Wanu Organics and Paula…
- Cary Oshins: Cultivating Compost Professionals and a little on CA bioplastics issue · 53 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 10In Episode 10 of The Composter, I sit down with Cary Oshins — educator, consultant, longtime industry leader, and someone who has helped shape what composting looks like as a…
- Produce Stickers: From Nemesis to Dialogue: A Conversation with Scott Howarth · 35 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 9In Episode 9 of The Composter, I sit down with Scott Howarth from the Sinclair Group, one of the largest manufactures of produce labels. We talk about how fruit stickers came to…
- Veteran Compost and Closed Loop Partners on Capital Funding and EPR · 48 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 8In this episode 8 of The Composter, I sit down with Justen Garrity from Veteran Compost and Caroline Barry from Closed Loop Partners for a wide-ranging conversation about where…
- 40 Years of Compost Case Studies with Jeff Gage · 1 jam 6 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 7Today’s guest is Jeff Gage, Director of Consulting at Green Mountain Technologies and a Certified Composting Professional. One of the major themes of Season 4 is listening…
- Arnold Schwarzenegger! Composting Innovation in Austria with Aurel Luebke · 1 jam 7 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 6Did we hook you with the photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger and compost!? I hope so because you really want to hear about the less muscley but brilliant guy next to him who designed…
- Ryan Green from Happy Trash Can on Public Private Partnerships · 45 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 5Welcome to Season 4 episode 5 of the Composter. In this episode you get to meet Ryan Green from Happy Trash Can Curbside Composting in Bozeman, Montana. His experience working…
- Composting in the Domincan Republic with Jake Kheel from Grupo Puntacana · 36 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 4I first heard about Grupo Puntacana’s new composting initiative while reading a BioCycle article, and I’ve been eager to dig in ever since. Their journey, led by Jake Kheel…
- Rust Belt Riders: Nathan Rutz on Cooperatives and Scaling up · 52 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 3Today, I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Nathan. He’s the Director of Soil and a long-time force behind Rust Belt Riders, a cooperative composting operation that’s grown…
- Green Mountain Compost: Dan Goossen On Persistent Herbicides · 47 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 2Today’s episode comes from a walk-and-talk at Green Mountain Compost in Vermont with Dan Goossen. Dan was super generous with his time—he gave us a full tour of the site and…
- Jesse Frost from GROWERS DAILY · 30 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 1Today’s episode is a special one. We’re talking with the very knowledgeable and very lovable Farmer Jesse Frost from No-Till Growers and his The Growers Daily Podcast . Some of…
- Season 4 Composter Teaser · 2 mnt · Musim 4Wow, we’ve made it to Season 4 of the Composter Podcast — and I couldn’t be more excited to share this journey with you. Our first episode drops Wednesday, November 5, and we’ll…
- USCC Compost Conference 2025 (w/ '24 Conference Highlights) · 23 mntHey Compost Lovers, I just booked my flights to Phoenix for USCC Compost Conference 2025. Join me, January 27th to 30th for compost enthusiasts from all over the globe unite to…
- Two Compost Pioneers, Karl Hammer of Vermont Compost & Mike Merner of Earth Care Farm · 56 mntToday's episode is with two of our compost pioneers, Karl Hammer from Vermont Compost and Mike Merner from Earth Care Farm. They share advice, stories from the early days, wishes…
- How Composters Can Be Proactive About PFAS w/ Andrew Brousseau of Black Earth Compost · 42 mntI recently took a road trip to eastern Massachusetts. Most people visiting this classic New England area in October are either leaf peeping or visiting the witchy town of Salem…
- Working ON the Compost Business, Not Just IN it with Pierce Louis of Dirt Hugger · 34 mntAs farmers and composters, it's easy to get in the pattern of only thinking about our day-to-day fires that need to be addressed. Weeds, odors, staffing, where to move that next…
- From Farming to Potting Soils to Composting with Adam Schwartz of DirtCraft Organics · 31 mntAdam Schwartz from DirtCraft Organics has a background in farming. He saw the gap in the potting soil market in his area of North Carolina. He's filled this niche by blending and…
- Closing the Loop in Food Recovery through Composting with James Hoffer of The Food Bank · 38 mntFor over 40 years, The Food Bank has served as the primary source of food for the Hunger Relief Network in the Miami Valley of Ohio. The Food Bank, the only one of its kind in…
