6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum Panel 2: It's All About the Soil Marissa Hornpetrie Fertile Ground Oklahoma City

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Compost socks

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 OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE SOCIAL AND NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY BENEFICIAL SERVICES AND
WORKER-OWNED JOBS.
 ESTABLISHED IN 2011
 WORKER COOPERATIVE
 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING
 ZERO WASTE EVENTS
 GARDEN BEDS AND COMPOST BINS
 COMPOST YARD APPLICATIONS
 COMPOST SOCK
Fertile Ground Cooperative

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What is a compost sock
 How is a compost sock
made….
 Why is it important…
 How is it utilized….
 Alternatives in the field...

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Compost socks and your cooperative
 How to get started
 Materials
 Relationships in the
community
 Labor
 What are your region’s needs
 Purpose
 Source
 Retail agreements or direct
sales
 Time to work
 Erosion control by need of
nature / Erosion control
by need of human / Urban
farming etc..

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Things to consider…..
 Soil mixtures – depending on the uses
 Versatility of tools or machinery
 Rental or buying of tools or machinery
 Labor costs- flexible labor pools
 Sales cost- of actual sock or sales team to sell sock
 Retail sales agreements or direct sales or both
 Storage of finished sock
 How much should be made at a time