About this Event
Join the Georgia Composting Council for their fall event and Annual Meeting in partnership with UGA's Center for Urban Agriculture and the Georgia Recycling Coalition! This 3-day composting event will feature a compost faciliy tour at Complete Resource Management in Macon, GA on November 11th and 2 days of programming, networking, and a service project November 12th - 13th at UGA's Student Learning Center in Griffin, GA. Please see the agenda below for all event details and locations! Thank you to our event sponsor BPI!
Day 1: November 11th
🕑: 02:00 PM
Tour of Complete Resource Management's Compost Facility
Info: Join us for a tour of CRM's Macon Compost Facility! Parking is available onsite at the facility address: 300 Allied Industrial Blvd, Macon, GA 31206. Water and snacks will be provided. This is an active compost facility, please dress appropriately and wear close-toed shoes.
Day 2: November 12th
🕑: 10:00 AM
GCC Welcome and Annual Meeting
Info: Day 2 will kick off with GCC's Annual Meeting and update. During the Annual Meeting, new Board Members will be voted on and updates from GCC's work in 2026 will be presented.
🕑: 11:30 AM
Composting Policy and Ordinances
Info: Presentation from Abbie Sawyer, ACC Solid Waste Department
🕑: 12:00 PM
Lunch and Networking
🕑: 01:00 PM
Maximizing the Value of Food Systems: Feeding People and Soil
Info: Panel presented by the Georgia Recycling Coalition and moderated by Mason Towe, UGA's Office of Sustainability. Panelists will include Lauren Towe with Concrete Jungle, Jules O'Connell with UGA Campus Kitchen, and April McCoy with UGArden.
🕑: 02:00 PM
Compost Utilization Beyond the Ag Market
Info: Presentation from Brody King, ERTH Products
🕑: 02:30 PM
Snack
🕑: 02:45 PM
What Do End-users Expect from Composters?
Info: Panelists will include Brody King with ERTH Products, Grace Morgan with Waste Eliminator, Kendric J Holder with the USDA, and Philip Brown with the USDA
🕑: 04:00 PM
Book Recycling Service Project
🕑: 06:30 PM
Networking Event
Day 3: November 13th
🕑: 08:00 AM
GCC Welcome & Updates
🕑: 08:30 AM
Food Service and Composting
Info: India Barfield, Waste Reduction Coordinator with UGA Office of Sustainability
🕑: 09:10 AM
Soil Basics & Fertility
Info: Dr. Jay Lessl, UGA Soils and Water Lab
🕑: 10:00 AM
Compost in Action: Improving Soil Health for Resilient Landscapes
Info: Dr. Heather Kirk-Ballard, Sustainable Landscape Specialist with UGA Horticulture
🕑: 10:40 AM
Building Soil, Building Community: The Master Composter Program
Info: Dr. Bethany Harris, Executive Director of UGA's Center for Urban Agriculture
🕑: 12:00 PM
Wrap Up
Event venue & nearby stays
Student Learning Center on the UGA Griffin Campus, 1109 Experiment St, Griffin, United States
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