Compost as Gold
Healthy Soils • Healthy Communities

Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 12:00 PM
Recording available

Join us for, a webinar exploring how compost can turn vacant land into safe, fertile ground.

Speakers: Hayly Hoch (Allegheny County Conservation District) & Russ Thorsen (Pasa)

Topic: Project ONE24-448: a model for cross-sector collaboration improving soil health, supporting farmers, and transforming contaminated urban lots.  At the heart of this work is recognizing that compost is gold a resource that turns depleted or unsafe soils into fertile, safe, and productive ground.

Takeaways:
• Practical compost-based remediation strategies
• Farmer-led solutions and true cost/benefit insights
• Policy pathways to scale this work across Allegheny County