Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- April 24, 2007
Composting can generate income for small farmers (:45)
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Suggested Intro:
MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF PENNSYLVANIA'S SOLID WASTE COULD BE EASILY COMPOSTED INTO USEFUL ORGANIC MATERIAL. AND RESEARCHERS IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAY PAYING FARMERS TO COMPOST TRASH COULD HELP BOTH THEM AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:18) A EUROPEAN MODEL OF COMPOSTING BEING ADAPTED TO THIS COUNTRY ENLISTS LOCAL FARMERS TO PROCESS GARBAGE FROM NEARBY TOWNS, REDUCING THE LOAD ON LANDFILLS. PENN STATE AG ENGINEER BOB GRAVES SAYS REGIONAL COMPOSTING COULD GIVE FARMERS EXTRA INCOME WHILE EASING THE IMPACT OF URBAN SPRAWL:
Graves Actuality:
(:15) "IT CAN BE A GOOD, COMPLEMENTARY ENTERPRISE FOR A FARMER WHERE THEY'RE ON THAT KIND OF URBAN-RURAL FRINGE AND TRYING TO DECIDE - 'WE CAN'T REALLY INCREASE OUR ANIMAL ENTERPRISE LARGER BUT WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO STAY THERE AND FARM AND PERHAPS THE MUNICIPALITY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US STAY THERE."(:12) GRAVES AND OTHER PENN STATE SPECIALISTS ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE TO ADOPT REGIONAL COMPOSTING EFFORTS, WHICH COULD BE MODELED AFTER AN EXTENSIVE COMPOSTING PROGRAM NOW IN USE AT PENN STATE'S MAIN CAMPUS. I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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