New Earth Project Pilot Handout

The New Earth Project Pilot: Climate Change Mitigation Through Food Waste Reduction CART Case Study handout

The Johnson-Su bioreactor can process food waste to generate a fungal dominant compost that can be used as a microbial soil inoculant and a fertilizer and pesticide replacement. Recognizing the potential that Johnson-Su bioreactors hold, the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance (UGWA) founded the New Earth Project, a climate solutions program addressing a number of environmental issues including food waste and carbon sequestration.

Read the full case study here: https://www.fws.gov/project/nature-based-solutions-new-earth-project-pilot

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