PRESS RELEASE -- May 1, 2024

 

 

 

Composting: From Table Scraps to Black Gold

               Tuesday May 21, 2024

 

 

On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 PM, the LWVGTA will present a program on composting at the Traverse Area District Library, 610 Woodmere Ave., Traverse City.

 

The program can also be viewed virtually at:

• Traverse Area Community Media website livestream, www.TACM.tv/CommunityTvNow
• League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area (www.lwvgta.org) Facebook page
• Community TV Channel 189 with Spectrum cable TV in northwest lower Michigan.

 

Composting is nature’s way of recycling and is one of the most powerful actions we can take to reduce trash in landfills and to build healthy soil. Come learn about the benefits of composting and opportunities to compost in our area.

 

Speakers are:

• Sarna Salzman is the founding Executive Director of SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers, a local nonprofit focused on implementing local solutions to global challenges at the intersection of ecology and education.  Since 2018, she has been convening a regional group of partners focused on the reduction of organic materials going to landfills for the benefit of regenerating Michigan soils.
  
•  Megan Alexander, owner of Carter’s Compost since 2022, uses the tools in her toolbox to further improve the environmental impact of her community through organic waste diversion with the ultimate goal to regenerate Michigan soils for future generations.
• Lindsey Walker has been with Emmet County Recycling since 2007 as the Recycling Outreach, Market Development and Commercial Accounts Manager. Lindsey has a passion for all things waste diversion and her perseverance has led to consistent relationships with markets for many hard to recycle materials. She is involved in recycling on the State level.

 

The LWVGTA collaborates with TADL and TACM to offer programs and forums in face-to-face and virtual format. The LWV is a national, nonpartisan organization whose main mission is to empower and inform voters and to defend Democracy. The League neither endorses nor opposes candidates or parties, but encourages the informed and active participation of all citizens in government. The League works to increase public understanding of public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.  The website of the local league is www.lwvgta.org.