2019 WORC Annual Conference Presentations
“Full Circle Compost: from Sustainable to Regenerative”
November 7-8, 2019, Vancouver, WA
2019 Conference Agenda
Day 1: Regulator-Operator Training
Air Emissions, Clean Air Act Title V Regulation, and Composting BMPs
Review of Emission Factors Commonly Used in Determining Regulations
Tim O’Neill, ECS President, and Geoff Hill PhD, ECS Director of Technical Services
Title V Clean Air Act Regulation in Washington State
Mike Schults, Air Quality Specialist, Olympic Region Clean Air Agency
Connecting Compost Process Science to Air Emissions Regulations
Tim O’Neill, ECS President
Dirt Hugger permitting experience with Title V
Pierce Louis, Dirt Hugger President
Composting and Air Emissions, A Hunt for the Truth
Bob Barrows, Oregon DEQ Materials Management Policy Analyst
Louis Bivins, Oregon DEQ Air Quality Permit Writer
Compost is a Soil Health Movement
Finian Makepeace, Kiss the Ground, https://kisstheground.com/
Finian gave permission for us all to download and use his slides in education
Day 2: Annual Conference
Full Circle Compost: from Sustainable to Regenerative
Regenerative: The Future We Need
Finian Makepeace, Kiss the Ground – see videos at https://kisstheground.com/
Finian gave permission for us all to download and use his slides in education
Videos he referenced: Hope In A Changing Climate - Restoring China’s Loess Plateau, Regenerative Agriculture, The Years Project – Carbon Farming, Make Your Garden Regenerative, the Marin Carbon Project, Start With Why, Bringing Our Soils Back to Life and Saving Civilization,
Panel Discussion 1 – Compost in Agriculture Saves the World!
Nehemias Chalma, Natural Selection Farms https://www.naturalselectionfarms.com/
Value and Cost of Compost on Western Washington Farms
Karen Hills, Washington State University http://csanr.wsu.edu/program-areas/soil-health-initiative/ and see “carbon sequestration potential” at http://csanr.wsu.edu/publications-library/climate-change/carbon-sequestration/
Panel Discussion 2 – Food Recovery Programs and HB 1114 – its potential impact on the compost (and solid waste) industry)
Reducing Food Waste in Washington State
Mary Harrington, WA Department of Ecology Joe Gruber, Executive Director, University District Food Bank – see videos at https://www.udistrictfoodbank.org/news/videos/
2018 WORC Annual Conference
“On the Road to the Future of Organics”
November 15, 2018 – Lemay Car Museum, Tacoma, WA
Conference Agenda and Speakers
From the Top of the Compost Pile, Frank Franciosi, USCC
Growing a Compost Facility, Bob Yost, A-1 Organics
Recycled Nutrients – Feeding the Soil that Feeds You, Maile Lono-Batura, NW Biosolids & Andy Bary, WSU
Compost Facility Capacity, Mary Harrington, Ecology
Marketing and Sales – Getting Your Finished Compost Out the Door and on the Ground, Susan Thoman, Compost Manufactures Alliance
Compost Marketing Specs, David McDonald, Seattle Public Utilities
Soil Quality Improvements with Biochar and Compost, Doug Collins
2017 WORC Annual Conference
“Bringing Our Soils Back to Life”
November 14-15, 2017 – Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine, WA
Conference Agenda and Speakers
Bringing Our Soils Back to Life and Saving Civilization
Keynote, Dr. David R. Montgomery, Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the UW, Seattle
Dairy Manure-Derived Fertilizers for Use in Raspberry and Blueberry Cropping Systems: Evaluation for Agronomic, Soil Health, and Food Safety Efficacy
Chris Benedict, Whatcom County Extension
Restoring Ag Soils with Manure Based Compost, Blends and Applications
Gregg & Kyle Ovenell, Ovenell Farms
Climate Preparedness and the Role of Biosolids
Kate Kurtz, formerly King County Wastewater
Compost Pelletizing for Agricultural Production
Thad Schutt, Royal Organic Farms
Whatcom County FoodPlus Food Waste Collection and Composting Program
Restoring Agricultural Soil Sustainability
Randy Honcoop, Honcoop Farms
Beneficial Soil Biodiversity that Improves Food Safety
Dr. Bill Snyder, Professor of Entomology at WSU, Pullman
Reducing Organic Waste and Improving Soil Systems with Biochar
Fuchs, Washington State Department of Ecology
Dairy Lagoon Nutrient Extraction with Vermicomposting
Austin Allred, Royal Dairy