Composting is more than just recycling organic waste—it’s about creating healthier communities, reducing waste, and nurturing our environment.

Here, you’ll find valuable information and engaging presentations that explore various composting processes, successful community-led projects, and practical tips for starting or improving your own composting initiatives. Whether you’re a seasoned composter or just getting started, these resources are designed to inspire and empower individuals, organizations, and neighborhoods to make a positive impact through composting.

Resources

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• Grow it

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Video Presentations

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Continued Learning PDFs

BIOCHAR made using the Conservation Ag Burn

Community Composting in Sourthern California

Permaculture and Plant Resources

Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s Natural Resources by Kat Anderson: A wonderful book and valuable resource for learning how to steward the land in the Valley.

Wukchumni Farms (www.wukchumnitribe.org)

Fresno American Indian Health Project (www.faihp.org)

Chico Traditional Ecological Stewardship Program (tekchico.org)

For more information on Cultural Burns/Good Fire and TEK you can look up Ron Goode or Ali Meders-Knight on Youtube, both practitioners have a few documentaries and presentations that pop up easily just by searching their names.

Fresno Master Gardeners Hotline: Get help with garden questions or issues by sending an email to mgfresno@ucanr.edu (include a brief description and photos if possible).

California Native Plant Society: (www.cnps.org) Visit for more information and resources on Native plants.

Calscape (www.calscape.org): Visit for extensive plant lists with water and soil requirements and so much more!

Xerces Society (www.xerces.org): Acquire free pollinator habitat kits that come with numerous species of plants to add to your garden.

Geoff Lawton: Permaculture educator. Look him up on Youtube or do a google search and you will find so much material from him. (The Catch: Most permaculture strategies are for more tropical regions, it is always good to learn about Indigenous stewarding methods in desert regions to help with growing in Fresno. Permaculture is knowledge that was cherry picked from Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge, so I always recommend going straight to the source.)