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Services and Programs

 Service or Program
Description

Composting Systems Consulting

  • Site Identification and Design
  • Site Permitting
  • Management Plans
  • Recipe Development
  • General Systems Consulting
  • Bedded Pack Barns

Reduced-Rate
Services Program

Available to qualified farmers--Limited slots

Harness the power of decomposer systems, and make composting WORK for you and your farm.  Improve your efficiency and efficacy to reduce weed seed loads and pathogens, while conserving nutrients and organic matter.

View our Technical Materials on composting subjects.
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Services for Schools

  • Food scrap collection systems (on or off-site) consulting, design & implementation
  • Comprehensive diversion education programs
  • On-site composting systems--consulting, design & implementation
  • Field trips to compost sites
  • Workshops
    • Worm Composting
    • Home Composting
    • Composting 101
    • Building Regenerative Food Systems
    • Participatory Ecology



We will work with your school to design and implement a successful food scrap collection system.  Services include trainings for all students, faculty and staff.

We provide age appropriate workshops delivered at your school, as well as educational field trips to our Compost Demonstration & Research Site in Hardwick, VT.

Food Waste Collection Programs 

  • Program planning, outreach and implementation consulting & services:
    • Municipal to single participant scale programs--including work with schools, businesses, haulers, farmers and waste districts
    • Special Events consulting & implementation

We have extensive experience implementing successful small and large scale composting programs, partnering with solid waste districts, schools and businesses.  We also coordinate food waste collection for special events such as fairs and concerts.

 Workshops / Lecture Topics

  • On-Farm Composting 101
  • Backyard Composting
  • Livestock Mortality Composting
  • Composting & Regenerative Food Systems

We are available to provide workshops and lectures at your community or institution.  Check our website or join our mailing list to receive notices about workshops held at our Demo Site in Hardwick, VT

Composting Education for Agriculture Programs

Single session to intensive four-part lecture series for high school and college students:

  • Principles of Composting
  • Site Identification and Design
  • Recipe Development
  • Compost Management
  • Livestock Mortality Composting
Supplement your agriculture program with an intensive lecture in on-farm composting.  Help your students get an edge in managing sustainable farm systems and gain relevant skills in environmental technology.  We customize our lectures to your farm and curriculum.




View examples of Compost Site renderings developed by Highfields:

Four Bin System:4 bin
Site Layout:
Site Layout


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