11. Faith Van De Putte & David Bill of Midnight’s Farm:

Aug 22

Safe On-Farm Composting

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Episode Description:

David Bill and Faith Van De Putte of Midnight’s Farm on Lopez Island run a Department of Ecology “farm exempt" aerated static pile compost facility, raise pork and cattle, run a farm stay, and have a no-till market garden. We talk with them about their biochar research and elements of a safe on-farm compost system. Later in the episode, we check in with Nate Stacey, soil scientist and Farm Program Director at Tilth Alliance and delve into more things compost!

*Correction: When David explains the acronym PFRP, he means “Process to Further Reduce Pathogens.”

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The Farm Walks Podcast is collaboratively organized by Tilth Alliance and WSU Food Systems. This episode is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $25,000 received from National Farmers Union with 100 percent funded by FDA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FDA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit FDA.gov.