[OKRA] Register now for the 2021 Oklahoma Compost Conference!

[Ellen Bussert]

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2021 OKLAHOMA COMPOST CONFERENCE

Join us for our 7th annual Oklahoma Compost Conference on Friday, October
15, 2021 at the Oklahoma County OSU Extension Center
<https://goo.gl/maps/iUnqqrvSxYNYnqzMA> or online!  Our theme this
year is *Don’t
be afraid to compost* and includes the sessions in our tentative schedule
below. Notice the otherworldly sessions like the OSU Extension compost
tour, livestock mortality composting, and more. Don’t ghost us, but instead
register
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-oklahoma-compost-conference-tickets-166158722211>
to
attend!  This year’s registration includes an early-bird rate until October
1, student rates for in-person, 5 scholarships sponsored by the OSU
Extension, and regular and free-student rates for virtual-only attendance.
Register today!

*Check out our past conferences here.
<https://www.okcompostconference.org/about/>*
Register Now
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-oklahoma-compost-conference-tickets-166158722211>
Sponsor and Vendor Info
<https://www.okcompostconference.org/conference/sponsors/>



Tentative Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 Introduction and Welcome
Mark Walvoord, Oklahoma Compost and Sustainability Association
9:00 – 9:45 Oklahoma State of Compost
Paul Streets, Midwest City
9:45 – 10:00   *Break*
10:00 – 10:45 Soil Erosion Demonstration
Blane Stacey, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
10:45 – 11:30

Compost in Agriculture
Kwame Mboya, Life Changes & Wellness Center Urban Farm, Spencer, OK

Kwame Mboya graduated from Oklahoma State University and was the 2019
Oklahoma Black Historical Research Incorporated “Farmer of the Year”. Kwame
planned and established the Community Gardens in Atlanta, GA and the
Community Gardens within Oklahoma City Ward 7 in partnership with the
University of Georgia Extension Department and Langston University
Extension Department respectively. He also manages the Life Change &
Wellness Center Urban Garden (Spencer, OK), NE OKC Farmers Market, and Pan
African Orthodox Christian Church Shrine 9 Urban Garden Farm.


11:30 – 12:45 Lunch/networking/vendors
12:45 – 1:30

Zombie Recyclables: Creating cross-sector partnerships to raise wasted
materials from the dead (Municipal Sustainability)
Eric Hemphill, Bridging the Gap, Kansas City

Eric runs Bridging the Gap Kansas City’s Business Recycling Program, which
helps businesses analyze their waste streams and reduce their landfill
waste through consultations, technical assistance, education, and expert
advice. The program has diverted hundreds of thousands of pounds of waste
from landfills since its inception in 2015. He holds degrees in English
from Emporia State University, education from the University of Central
Oklahoma, and a certificate in food systems sustainability from Arizona
State University. He lives in Kansas City, where he eats many bowls of pho
and walks his dog many times per day.

1:30 – 1:45   *Break*
1:45 – 3:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
     1:45-2:20 Guided Garden & Compost Tour OSU Compost and Soil Testing
Services
Dr. Hailin Zhang
     2:25-3:00 Heating Greenhouses with Compost
CommonWealth Urban Gardens Livestock Mortality Composting
Dr. Doug Hamilton
3:00 – 3:15   *Break*
3:15 – 4:15

Panel Discussion: Compost & Sustainability in Oklahoma Businesses

   - Sustain Salon, Mazey Denman
   - Big Truck Tacos, Tiffany Crenshaw
   - Cox Communications, Michael Brewer

4:15 – 4:30 Closing Remarks


Sponsors & Partners
<https://www.idealhomes.com/>
[image: Eleva Soils logo] <https://elevasoils.com/>
[image: Eleva Soils logo] <https://elevasoils.com/>
<https://www.idealhomes.com/>
[image: Eleva Soils logo] <https://elevasoils.com/>
<https://www.idealhomes.com/>
[image: Eleva Soils logo] <https://elevasoils.com/>
<https://www.fertilegroundok.coop/>
<https://www.idealhomes.com/>
<https://extension.okstate.edu/>
<https://www.deq.ok.gov/external-affairs-division/environmental-education>
<https://www.uco.edu/>
<https://www.okc.gov/departments/utilities/squeeze-every-drop>
<https://www.midwestcityok.org/publicworks/page/compost-facility>
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