City to Soil: Economics

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Economics of Groundswell

Hi folks
During the Groundswell project the very clever Michael Reynolds agricultural economist extraordinaire was busy pouring over our budgets and crunching the numbers. You can down load his report here:

The Economics of Groundswell

About Groundswell

The Groundswell project set out to tackle the problems created by organic waste in landfill by turning it into a solution for agricultural soils.

Through a partnership between Goulburn Mulwaree, Palerang, Lachlan and Queanbeyan City Councils the project tested the viability of the City to Soil collection service and its capacity to engage communities to become part of the solution.

By taking the story all the way back to the farm, City to Soil shows us how we can "close the loop" on the nutrient cycle in a very practical way.

The soil feeds and clothes us all – no economy is possible without quality farming soils and agriculture.