Thursday 4pm, Hutch 316

This week, we will be reading papers with applied topics related to the University of Rochester Organic Garden…Composting!

The UR Organic Garden is a project started by Annalise Kjolhede and Caitlin Smigelski in collaboration with the Ramsey Lab as part of a fifth year Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year scholarship. Fall Buzz, the U of R’s back-to-school guide, wrote a nice story on their work last year.

Adhikari, B.K., Tremier, A., Martinez, J., and S. Barrington. 2010. Home and community composition for on-site treatment of urban organic waste: perspective for Europe and Canada. Waste Management & Research 28:1039-1053. [doi link]

Schwarz, M, et al. 2010. Effectiveness of composting road-killed deer in New York state. Composting Science & Utilization 18:232-243. [doi link]