Northern Tilth, in partnership with Dr. Linda Lee and Elijah Openiyi at Purdue University, is investigating the effect of biochar and high carbon ash on crop uptake of PFAS. Preliminary…
Northern Tilth worked with five farms in Connecticut for multiple years to improve on-farm composting systems including a mortality composting system at a dairy, a heavily-bedded horse manure composting system,…
Northern Tilth worked with Mill to develop end-use recommendations for the dried Food Grounds that are produced in the Mill’s at-home food recycler. Northern Tilth conducted field trials to determine…
In collaboration with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the County of Aroostook, Northern Tilth is administering a grant to fund soil health practices adopted by potato farms in…
New England Farms, Northern Tilth has developed over 400 Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPS) for New England farms participating the in the USDA NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Plans include…
Northern Tilth scripted, directed and narrated the Composting Council Research & Education Foundation’s (CCREF) compost sampling protocol video series, which detailed proper compost sampling techniques. Northern Tilth also wrote a…
California Client. Northern Tilth developed a sampling and analytical plan and performed sampling and chemical and physical characterization of an organic waste stream mechanically separated from MSW post-collection. Characterization was…
New England Client, Northern Tilth completed an in-depth GHG assessment comparing three strategies of managing food waste, including co-digestion at a WRRF, composting and use and carbon sequestration. The assessment included a…
Midwest Client. Northern Tilth worked with client to develop a topsoil blend consisting of steel slag residue and food waste/yard waste compost for establishing a long-term grass ecosystem to act…
Agri-Cycle Energy, New England. Northern Tilth worked with Agri-Cycle to develop a web-based greenhouse gas emissions calculator that provides carbon accounting for recycling food waste through Agri-Cycle Energy’s innovative collections and anaerobic digestion program.