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Haley Preston, Desert Compost | From Kitchen Scraps to Nutrient-Rich Soil: The Benefits of Composting · Healthy Desert Healthy You

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  The
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  Desert
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  Healthcare
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  District
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  and
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  Foundation
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  presents
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  a
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  podcast
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  that
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  supports
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  your
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  health
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  and
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  wellness
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  where
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  you
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  live.
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  This
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  is
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  Healthy
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  Desert
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  Healthy
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  You,
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  hosted
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  by
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  Will
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  Dean.
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  Now
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  here's
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  Will.
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  Hello,
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  friends.
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  I
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  hope
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  you're
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  having
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  a
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  beautiful
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  day
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  in
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  our
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  beautiful
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  desert
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  community.
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  Today
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  I
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  am
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  joined
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  by
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  Haley
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  Preston,
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  who
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  is
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  the
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  founder
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  and
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  director
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  of
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  Desert
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  Compost.
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  Welcome,
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  Haley.
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  Hi,
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  Will.
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  Thanks
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  for
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  having
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  me.
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  How
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  are
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  you?
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  I'm
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  doing
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  great.
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  Thank
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  you.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  being
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  here.
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  So
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  I
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  wanted
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  to
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  start
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  out,
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  just
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  to
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  give
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  a
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  general
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  definition.
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  When
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  we
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  talk
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  about
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  composting,
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  what
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  does
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  that
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  mean
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  to
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  you?
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  And
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  what
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  types
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  of
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  items
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  should
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  we
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  be
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  composting?
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  Composting.
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  What
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  it
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  means
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  to
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  me
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  so
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  much.
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  So
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  much.
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  Well,
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  composting
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  is.
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  Compost
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  is
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  a
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  noun
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  and
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  a
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  verb.
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  And
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  so
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  compost
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  is
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  a
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  thing
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  in
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  the
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  world
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  and
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  it's
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  something
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  that
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  we
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  can
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  do.
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  And
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  when
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  you
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  talk
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  about
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  things
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  that
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  we
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  can
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  compost,
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  you
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  know,
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  it's
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  pretty
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  much
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  everything.
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  But
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  we
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  want
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  to
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  talk
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  about,
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  you
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  know,
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  whether
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  you're
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  composting
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  in
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  your
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  backyard
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  or
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  if
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  you're
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  using
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  your
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  city
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  program.
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  And
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  your
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  backyard
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  composting
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  is
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  different
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  than
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  what
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  you
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  can
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  put
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  in
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  your
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  city
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  composting
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  bin.
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  But
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  back
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  up
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  just
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  because
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  you
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  asked
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  me
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  what
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  it
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  means
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  to
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  me,
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  and
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  I
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  don't
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  want
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  to
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  miss
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  the
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  opportunity
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  that.
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  So
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  when
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  I
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  think
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  about
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  composting
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  and
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  what
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  it
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  means
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  to
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  me,
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  I
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  think
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  about
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  my
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  love
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  for
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  the
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  planet
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  and
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  people,
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  and
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  that's
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  always
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  been
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  a
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  through
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  line
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  for
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  me
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  is
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  how
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  to
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  connect
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  people
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  to
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  place
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  and
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  each
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  other.
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  And
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  so
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  composting
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  is
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  one
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  of
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  these
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  brilliant
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  methods
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  that
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  is
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  so
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  simple
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  and
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  so
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  overly
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  complicated
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  when
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  people
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  are
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  introduced
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  to
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  it.
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  So
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  keep
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  it
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  simple,
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  and
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  say
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  that
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  composting
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  is
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  literally
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  the
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  connections
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  of
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  the
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  soil
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  beneath
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  our
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  feet
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  and.
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  And
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  to
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  one
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  another.
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  And
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  that
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  sounds
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  really
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  meta.
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  I
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  love
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  it.
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  It's
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  beautiful.
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  But
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  to
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  keep
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  it
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  simple,
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  composting
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  is
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  a
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  biological
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  process
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  that
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  is
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  the
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  decomposition
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  of
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  organic
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  materials.
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  And
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  that
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  means
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  anything
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  that
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  is
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  from
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  the
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  earth
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  can
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  go
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  back
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  to
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  the
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  earth
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  in
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  its
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  simplest
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  form,
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  carbon,
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  nitrogen.
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  Those
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  are
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  the
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  things
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  that
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  we're
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  using
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  in
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  our
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  composting.
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  In
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  terms
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  of
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  what
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  can
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  be
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  composted,
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  your
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  list
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  of
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  carbons
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  is
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  really
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  broad.
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  You've
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  got
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  cardboard,
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  you've
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  got
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  wood
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  chips,
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  you've
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  got
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  dried
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  grass,
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  you've
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  got
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  your
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  newspapers.
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  Anything
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  that
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  once
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  was
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  alive
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  and
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  now
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  can
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  be
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  used
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  as
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  a
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  carbon
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  ingredient.
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  Then
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  we've
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  got
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  nitrogens,
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  which
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  are
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  your
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  food
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  scraps.
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  And
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  that
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  can
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  be
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  as
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  basic
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  as
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  a
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  banana
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  peel,
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  or
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  it
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  can
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  be
• 2:44
  as
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  complicated
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  as
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  your
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  leftover
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  Thanksgiving
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  dinner
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  that
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  you
• 2:47
  didn't
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  eat.
• 2:49
  In
• 2:49
  terms
• 2:49
  of
• 2:49
  what
• 2:49
  you
• 2:50
  can
• 2:50
  compost
• 2:50
  in
• 2:50
  your
• 2:51
  backyard,
• 2:52
  you
• 2:52
  can
• 2:52
  compost
• 2:53
  anything
• 2:53
  that
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  is
• 2:53
  not
• 2:54
  meat,
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  dairy,
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  or
• 2:55
  oil.
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  That's
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  wonderful.
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  Thank
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  you
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  for
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  sharing
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  that.
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  Because
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  it
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  shows
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  how
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  broad
• 3:01
  it
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  is,
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  the
• 3:02
  items
• 3:02
  that
• 3:03
  can
• 3:03
  be
• 3:04
  composted.
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  Most
• 3:06
  people
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  think
• 3:06
  about
• 3:07
  food,
• 3:07
  though.
• 3:08
  So
• 3:08
  I'm
• 3:09
  wondering
• 3:09
  how
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  much
• 3:10
  food
• 3:10
  actually
• 3:11
  ends
• 3:11
  up
• 3:11
  in
• 3:11
  the
• 3:12
  landfill
• 3:12
  when
• 3:12
  we
• 3:13
  don't
• 3:13
  compost.
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  I'm
• 3:14
  so
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  glad
• 3:15
  you
• 3:15
  asked
• 3:15
  that.
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  So
• 3:16
  way
• 3:17
  back
• 3:17
  in
• 3:17
  2016,
• 3:18
  California
• 3:18
  introduced
• 3:19
  a
• 3:19
  new
• 3:19
  bill,
• 3:20
  SB
• 3:20
  1383,
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  and
• 3:22
  that
• 3:22
  was
• 3:22
  to
• 3:23
  get
• 3:23
  Californians
• 3:24
  to
• 3:24
  reduce
• 3:25
  their
• 3:25
  landfill
• 3:25
  waste
• 3:26
  by
• 3:26
  74,
• 3:27
  by
• 3:27
  2025.
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  And
• 3:29
  here
• 3:29
  we
• 3:29
  are.
• 3:29
  It's
• 3:30
  like
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  proof
• 3:30
  point.
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  And
• 3:32
  I
• 3:32
  wish
• 3:33
  I
• 3:33
  could
• 3:33
  say
• 3:34
  that
• 3:34
  we
• 3:34
  are
• 3:35
  being
• 3:35
  successful
• 3:36
  with
• 3:36
  that
• 3:36
  effort.
• 3:37
  However,
• 3:38
  you
• 3:39
  and
• 3:39
  I
• 3:39
  both
• 3:39
  know
• 3:40
  it's
• 3:40
  about
• 3:40
  habit
• 3:41
  change.
• 3:41
  It's
• 3:42
  not
• 3:42
  necessarily
• 3:42
  about
• 3:43
  whether
• 3:43
  or
• 3:43
  not
• 3:44
  you're
• 3:44
  going
• 3:44
  to
• 3:44
  do
• 3:44
  the
• 3:45
  right
• 3:45
  thing.
• 3:45
  It's
• 3:45
  about
• 3:46
  how
• 3:46
  convenient
• 3:46
  it
• 3:47
  is
• 3:47
  to
• 3:47
  do
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  right
• 3:48
  thing.
• 3:48
  Yes.
• 3:48
  And
• 3:49
  there's
• 3:49
  no
• 3:49
  judgment
• 3:49
  there.
• 3:50
  I
• 3:51
  really
• 3:51
  am
• 3:51
  hopeful
• 3:52
  that
• 3:53
  people
• 3:54
  are
• 3:54
  starting
• 3:54
  to
• 3:55
  wake
• 3:55
  up
• 3:55
  to
• 3:56
  they
• 3:56
  can
• 3:56
  make
• 3:57
  this
• 3:57
  change,
• 3:58
  and
• 3:58
  they
• 3:58
  can
• 3:58
  do
• 3:58
  it
• 3:59
  in
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  simple
• 3:59
  way.
• 4:00
  So
• 4:00
  on
• 4:00
  average,
• 4:01
  per
• 4:02
  person,
• 4:03
  each
• 4:03
  person
• 4:03
  makes
• 4:04
  about
• 4:04
  11
• 4:05
  pounds
• 4:05
  of
• 4:05
  compostables
• 4:06
  per
• 4:06
  person.
• 4:07
  Per
• 4:07
  week.
• 4:07
  Per
• 4:08
  week.
• 4:08
  Per
• 4:09
  week.
• 4:09
  And
• 4:09
  all
• 4:09
  of
• 4:10
  that
• 4:10
  can
• 4:10
  end
• 4:10
  up
• 4:10
  in
• 4:10
  a
• 4:11
  compost
• 4:11
  pile
• 4:11
  somewhere,
• 4:12
  either
• 4:12
  with
• 4:12
  your
• 4:12
  city
• 4:13
  program,
• 4:13
  your
• 4:14
  community
• 4:14
  composting,
• 4:15
  or
• 4:15
  your
• 4:15
  backyard
• 4:16
  compost
• 4:16
  pile.
• 4:17
  And
• 4:17
  so
• 4:17
  if
• 4:18
  we
• 4:18
  can
• 4:18
  capture
• 4:18
  that
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  get
• 4:19
  it
• 4:19
  back
• 4:19
  into
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  soil,
• 4:20
  we're
• 4:20
  going
• 4:20
  to
• 4:20
  start
• 4:21
  to
• 4:21
  hit
• 4:21
  those
• 4:21
  goals
• 4:22
  that
• 4:22
  the
• 4:22
  state
• 4:22
  set
• 4:23
  for
• 4:23
  us
• 4:23
  in
• 4:23
  2016.
• 4:24
  But
• 4:25
  right
• 4:25
  now,
• 4:25
  unfortunately,
• 4:26
  we're
• 4:27
  at
• 4:27
  about
• 4:27
  1%
• 4:28
  in
• 4:28
  California.
• 4:29
  We're
• 4:29
  capturing
• 4:30
  1%
• 4:31
  of
• 4:31
  all
• 4:31
  compostables.
• 4:32
  Right.
• 4:33
  So
• 4:34
  there's
• 4:34
  work
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  do.
• 4:34
  There
• 4:35
  is
• 4:35
  work
• 4:35
  to
• 4:35
  do.
• 4:36
  And
• 4:36
  thankfully,
• 4:36
  desert
• 4:37
  compost.
• 4:37
  And
• 4:38
  you
• 4:38
  are
• 4:38
  helping
• 4:39
  us
• 4:39
  to
• 4:39
  do
• 4:39
  that,
• 4:40
  educating
• 4:40
  us
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  helping
• 4:41
  us
• 4:41
  to
• 4:41
  do
• 4:41
  that.
• 4:42
  I
• 4:43
  want
• 4:43
  to
• 4:43
  talk
• 4:43
  about
• 4:44
  environmental
• 4:45
  protection.
• 4:46
  What
• 4:47
  should
• 4:47
  we
• 4:47
  know
• 4:48
  about
• 4:48
  the
• 4:48
  benefits
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  composting
• 4:50
  in
• 4:50
  terms
• 4:51
  of
• 4:51
  the
• 4:51
  environment?
• 4:52
  Yeah.
• 4:53
  So
• 4:53
  like
• 4:53
  you
• 4:53
  said,
• 4:54
  desert
• 4:54
  compost
• 4:54
  is
• 4:55
  here
• 4:55
  because
• 4:55
  of
• 4:55
  that
• 4:56
  education
• 4:56
  piece.
• 4:57
  And
• 4:57
  we
• 4:57
  set
• 4:57
  out
• 4:58
  not
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  compost
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  empire,
• 4:59
  but
• 4:59
  really
• 5:00
  to
• 5:00
  teach
• 5:00
  people
• 5:00
  how
• 5:00
  to
• 5:01
  do
• 5:01
  that
• 5:01
  themselves.
• 5:02
  So
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  take
• 5:03
  this
• 5:03
  collective
• 5:04
  action
• 5:04
  and
• 5:05
  to
• 5:05
  participate
• 5:06
  in
• 5:06
  the
• 5:06
  solution.
• 5:07
  So
• 5:08
  when
• 5:08
  we
• 5:08
  think
• 5:08
  of
• 5:09
  environmental
• 5:10
  resilience
• 5:11
  and
• 5:11
  caring
• 5:12
  for
• 5:12
  our
• 5:12
  environment,
• 5:13
  composting
• 5:13
  is
• 5:14
  one
• 5:14
  of
• 5:14
  the
• 5:14
  most
• 5:14
  powerful
• 5:15
  things
• 5:15
  that
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  can
• 5:16
  do
• 5:16
  today,
• 5:17
  not
• 5:17
  tomorrow,
• 5:18
  today.
• 5:19
  Right.
• 5:19
  To
• 5:19
  take
• 5:20
  that
• 5:20
  environmental
• 5:21
  or
• 5:21
  that
• 5:21
  action
• 5:22
  on
• 5:22
  behalf
• 5:22
  of
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  environment.
• 5:24
  And
• 5:24
  it
• 5:24
  is
• 5:25
  something
• 5:25
  that
• 5:25
  people
• 5:26
  you
• 5:26
  don't
• 5:27
  think
• 5:27
  is
• 5:27
  as
• 5:27
  consequential.
• 5:31
  It's
• 5:31
  something
• 5:31
  that
• 5:32
  people
• 5:32
  don't
• 5:32
  think
• 5:32
  is
• 5:33
  as
• 5:33
  consequential
• 5:34
  as
• 5:34
  it
• 5:35
  is.
• 5:35
  And
• 5:36
  compost
• 5:36
  is
• 5:37
  essentially
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  making
• 5:39
  sure
• 5:39
  that
• 5:40
  none
• 5:40
  of
• 5:40
  the
• 5:40
  food
• 5:40
  scraps
• 5:41
  from
• 5:41
  your
• 5:41
  kitchen
• 5:41
  or
• 5:42
  your
• 5:42
  meals
• 5:43
  that
• 5:43
  aren't
• 5:43
  edible
• 5:43
  anymore
• 5:44
  do
• 5:44
  not
• 5:45
  end
• 5:45
  up
• 5:45
  in
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  landfill.
• 5:46
  So
• 5:47
  to
• 5:47
  do
• 5:47
  that,
• 5:48
  we
• 5:48
  want
• 5:48
  to
• 5:49
  make
• 5:49
  it
• 5:49
  easy
• 5:49
  on
• 5:49
  you.
• 5:50
  We
• 5:50
  want
• 5:50
  to
• 5:51
  say,
• 5:51
  keep
• 5:51
  a
• 5:51
  container
• 5:52
  close
• 5:52
  by
• 5:52
  that
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  can
• 5:53
  put
• 5:53
  this
• 5:54
  material
• 5:54
  in
• 5:55
  and
• 5:55
  make
• 5:55
  sure
• 5:55
  it
• 5:55
  gets
• 5:55
  to
• 5:56
  the
• 5:56
  right
• 5:56
  place.
• 5:56
  And
• 5:57
  in
• 5:57
  terms
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  environment
• 5:58
  and
• 5:58
  why
• 5:58
  that's
• 5:59
  so
• 5:59
  important.
• 6:00
  One,
• 6:00
  when
• 6:01
  you
• 6:01
  don't
• 6:01
  send
• 6:02
  your
• 6:02
  food
• 6:02
  scraps
• 6:03
  to
• 6:03
  the
• 6:03
  landfill,
• 6:04
  that
• 6:04
  means
• 6:05
  they
• 6:05
  are
• 6:05
  not
• 6:05
  going
• 6:05
  to
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  place
• 6:06
  where
• 6:06
  they
• 6:06
  are
• 6:06
  going
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  sit
• 6:07
  and
• 6:07
  fester
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  emit
• 6:08
  methane.
• 6:09
  Because
• 6:09
  contrary
• 6:10
  to
• 6:10
  popular
• 6:11
  belief,
• 6:11
  food
• 6:12
  scraps
• 6:12
  do
• 6:12
  not
• 6:12
  break
• 6:13
  down
• 6:13
  in
• 6:13
  landfills.
• 6:14
  Landfills
• 6:15
  are
• 6:15
  anaerobic.
• 6:16
  That
• 6:16
  means
• 6:16
  no
• 6:16
  oxygen
• 6:17
  exists
• 6:17
  there.
• 6:18
  And
• 6:18
  we
• 6:19
  need
• 6:19
  oxygen
• 6:19
  in
• 6:20
  order
• 6:20
  to
• 6:20
  make
• 6:20
  good
• 6:21
  compost
• 6:21
  and
• 6:21
  good
• 6:21
  soil.
• 6:23
  That's
• 6:23
  another
• 6:23
  great
• 6:24
  point.
• 6:24
  Thank
• 6:25
  you
• 6:25
  for
• 6:25
  that.
• 6:25
  And
• 6:26
  two,
• 6:27
  composting
• 6:27
  is
• 6:28
  actually
• 6:28
  part
• 6:28
  of
• 6:29
  a
• 6:29
  drawdown
• 6:30
  effect.
• 6:31
  And
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  drawdown
• 6:31
  effect
• 6:32
  means
• 6:32
  that
• 6:32
  when
• 6:33
  we
• 6:33
  return
• 6:33
  organic
• 6:34
  material
• 6:35
  back
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  soil,
• 6:36
  it
• 6:36
  interacts
• 6:37
  with
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  atmosphere.
• 6:38
  And
• 6:38
  that
• 6:38
  means
• 6:38
  that
• 6:38
  it
• 6:39
  pulls
• 6:39
  it
• 6:39
  actually
• 6:39
  draws
• 6:40
  carbon
• 6:41
  out
• 6:41
  of
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  atmosphere
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  fixes
• 6:43
  it
• 6:43
  into
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  soil.
• 6:44
  And
• 6:44
  when
• 6:45
  we
• 6:45
  do
• 6:45
  that,
• 6:45
  it's
• 6:45
  super
• 6:46
  cool.
• 6:46
  Because
• 6:47
  guess
• 6:47
  what
• 6:47
  loves
• 6:47
  carbon?
• 6:49
  The
• 6:49
  plants.
• 6:51
  And
• 6:51
  so
• 6:51
  we've
• 6:52
  got
• 6:52
  that.
• 6:52
  And
• 6:52
  then
• 6:52
  the
• 6:53
  other
• 6:53
  best
• 6:53
  part
• 6:53
  about
• 6:54
  this
• 6:54
  is
• 6:54
  that
• 6:54
  compost,
• 6:55
  when
• 6:55
  you
• 6:55
  add
• 6:55
  it
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  the
• 6:56
  soil,
• 6:56
  actually
• 6:56
  increases
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  soil's
• 6:58
  water
• 6:58
  holding
• 6:58
  capacity.
• 7:00
  That
• 7:00
  means
• 7:00
  it
• 7:01
  soaks
• 7:01
  up
• 7:01
  that
• 7:01
  water
• 7:02
  and
• 7:02
  makes
• 7:02
  it
• 7:02
  bioavailable
• 7:03
  for
• 7:03
  plants.
• 7:04
  And
• 7:04
  it
• 7:04
  holds
• 7:04
  it
• 7:04
  like
• 7:05
  a
• 7:05
  sponge.
• 7:06
  So
• 7:06
  you
• 7:06
  don't
• 7:06
  actually
• 7:06
  have
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  water
• 7:07
  your
• 7:07
  plants
• 7:08
  as
• 7:08
  much
• 7:08
  when
• 7:08
  you're
• 7:08
  using
• 7:09
  compost
• 7:09
  in
• 7:09
  your
• 7:10
  soil.
• 7:11
  I
• 7:11
  love
• 7:11
  that.
• 7:12
  And
• 7:12
  there's
• 7:12
  so
• 7:12
  many
• 7:12
  concerns
• 7:13
  about
• 7:13
  water
• 7:14
  usage
• 7:14
  and
• 7:15
  conservation.
• 7:15
  And
• 7:15
  this
• 7:16
  is
• 7:16
  one
• 7:16
  way
• 7:16
  to
• 7:17
  sort
• 7:17
  of
• 7:17
  two
• 7:17
  birds
• 7:18
  with
• 7:18
  one
• 7:18
  stone.
• 7:18
  Exactly.
• 7:19
  And
• 7:20
  then
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  fourth
• 7:20
  thing
• 7:21
  that
• 7:21
  we
• 7:21
  think
• 7:21
  about,
• 7:21
  maybe
• 7:22
  we're
• 7:22
  on
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  third,
• 7:23
  but
• 7:23
  I've
• 7:23
  got
• 7:23
  two
• 7:23
  more
• 7:24
  for
• 7:24
  you.
• 7:26
  The
• 7:26
  third
• 7:26
  is
• 7:27
  our
• 7:27
  food
• 7:28
  systems.
• 7:29
  We
• 7:29
  think
• 7:29
  about
• 7:29
  the
• 7:30
  relative
• 7:30
  health
• 7:30
  of
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  civilization
• 7:31
  is
• 7:32
  always
• 7:32
  directly
• 7:32
  related
• 7:33
  to
• 7:34
  the
• 7:34
  health
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  its
• 7:34
  food
• 7:35
  system.
• 7:36
  Most
• 7:36
  of
• 7:37
  us
• 7:37
  and
• 7:37
  myself
• 7:37
  included,
• 7:38
  until
• 7:38
  I
• 7:38
  started
• 7:39
  this
• 7:39
  work,
• 7:40
  I
• 7:40
  was
• 7:40
  disconnected
• 7:41
  from
• 7:42
  where
• 7:43
  my
• 7:43
  food
• 7:43
  came
• 7:43
  from
• 7:44
  and
• 7:44
  how
• 7:44
  it
• 7:44
  was
• 7:44
  grown.
• 7:45
  Most
• 7:46
  of
• 7:46
  us
• 7:46
  are.
• 7:46
  And
• 7:46
  that's
• 7:47
  okay.
• 7:47
  We
• 7:47
  lead
• 7:48
  fast
• 7:48
  paced
• 7:49
  lives.
• 7:49
  And
• 7:49
  not
• 7:50
  all
• 7:50
  of
• 7:50
  us
• 7:50
  are
• 7:50
  thinking
• 7:51
  about
• 7:51
  where
• 7:51
  our
• 7:52
  carrots
• 7:52
  are
• 7:52
  grown.
• 7:53
  Right.
• 7:53
  But
• 7:54
  what
• 7:54
  we
• 7:54
  know
• 7:54
  is
• 7:55
  that
• 7:55
  when
• 7:55
  we
• 7:55
  restore
• 7:56
  and
• 7:56
  we
• 7:56
  repair
• 7:57
  the
• 7:57
  soil
• 7:58
  using
• 7:58
  compost,
• 7:59
  that
• 7:59
  we're
• 8:00
  actually
• 8:00
  increasing
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  nutrient
• 8:02
  value
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  our
• 8:03
  food,
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  we're
• 8:04
  repairing
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  soil's
• 8:05
  ability
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  grow
• 8:05
  food.
• 8:07
  So
• 8:07
  that's
• 8:07
  the
• 8:07
  other
• 8:08
  component
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  this.
• 8:09
  And
• 8:09
  then
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  fourth
• 8:10
  one
• 8:10
  is
• 8:10
  really,
• 8:11
  really
• 8:11
  dear
• 8:12
  to
• 8:12
  my
• 8:12
  heart.
• 8:13
  What
• 8:13
  is
• 8:13
  that
• 8:13
  one?
• 8:14
  It
• 8:14
  is
• 8:15
  composting
• 8:16
  actually
• 8:16
  builds
• 8:17
  climate
• 8:17
  resilience
• 8:18
  through
• 8:19
  community.
• 8:20
  And
• 8:20
  when
• 8:20
  we
• 8:20
  say
• 8:20
  community,
• 8:22
  you
• 8:22
  know,
• 8:22
  we
• 8:22
  learned
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  lot
• 8:23
  from
• 8:23
  the
• 8:23
  pandemic.
• 8:24
  We
• 8:24
  learned
• 8:24
  that
• 8:25
  we
• 8:25
  need
• 8:25
  one
• 8:25
  another.
• 8:26
  Absolutely.
• 8:27
  And
• 8:28
  so
• 8:28
  when
• 8:28
  people
• 8:28
  have
• 8:28
  opportunities
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  engage
• 8:30
  in
• 8:30
  purposeful
• 8:31
  work
• 8:31
  together,
• 8:32
  that
• 8:32
  builds
• 8:33
  action,
• 8:34
  efficacy,
• 8:35
  hope,
• 8:36
  opportunity,
• 8:36
  shared
• 8:37
  purpose
• 8:37
  and
• 8:38
  strength.
• 8:40
  We
• 8:40
  feel
• 8:41
  like
• 8:41
  we
• 8:41
  can
• 8:41
  do
• 8:41
  it.
• 8:42
  We
• 8:42
  feel
• 8:42
  like
• 8:42
  we
• 8:43
  can
• 8:43
  get
• 8:43
  up
• 8:43
  out
• 8:43
  of
• 8:43
  bed
• 8:43
  in
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  morning
• 8:44
  and
• 8:44
  do
• 8:44
  it
• 8:45
  again
• 8:46
  and
• 8:46
  take
• 8:46
  action.
• 8:47
  And
• 8:47
  that
• 8:47
  is
• 8:47
  what
• 8:47
  climate
• 8:48
  resilience
• 8:48
  demands.
• 8:49
  It
• 8:49
  demands
• 8:50
  community,
• 8:51
  but
• 8:51
  we
• 8:51
  have
• 8:51
  to
• 8:51
  learn
• 8:52
  how
• 8:52
  to
• 8:52
  build
• 8:52
  it.
• 8:53
  And
• 8:53
  building
• 8:54
  it
• 8:54
  happens
• 8:55
  when
• 8:55
  we
• 8:55
  are
• 8:55
  in
• 8:56
  that
• 8:56
  collective
• 8:56
  space
• 8:57
  of
• 8:57
  shared
• 8:57
  purpose.
• 8:59
  I
• 8:59
  love
• 8:59
  that.
• 9:00
  So
• 9:00
  there
• 9:00
  are
• 9:00
  tremendous
• 9:01
  benefits
• 9:03
  in
• 9:03
  terms
• 9:03
  of
• 9:04
  environmental
• 9:04
  protection
• 9:05
  and
• 9:05
  sustainability
• 9:06
  to
• 9:06
  composting.
• 9:07
  I
• 9:07
  want
• 9:08
  to
• 9:08
  talk
• 9:08
  a
• 9:08
  little
• 9:08
  bit
• 9:08
  about
• 9:09
  how
• 9:09
  you
• 9:09
  work,
• 9:10
  how
• 9:10
  desert
• 9:11
  compost
• 9:11
  works
• 9:12
  in
• 9:13
  the
• 9:13
  valley,
• 9:13
  because
• 9:13
  I
• 9:13
  understand
• 9:14
  you
• 9:14
  don't
• 9:14
  have
• 9:14
  your
• 9:14
  own
• 9:15
  facility
• 9:16
  or
• 9:16
  your
• 9:16
  own
• 9:16
  space.
• 9:18
  So
• 9:18
  how
• 9:18
  do
• 9:18
  residents
• 9:19
  who
• 9:19
  are
• 9:19
  interested
• 9:19
  in
• 9:20
  composting
• 9:20
  get
• 9:21
  started
• 9:21
  with
• 9:21
  you?
• 9:22
  Well,
• 9:23
  we
• 9:23
  love
• 9:23
  all
• 9:24
  of
• 9:24
  our
• 9:24
  volunteers,
• 9:24
  and
• 9:25
  we
• 9:25
  have
• 9:25
  11
• 9:26
  community
• 9:26
  composting
• 9:27
  sites
• 9:27
  that
• 9:27
  we've
• 9:28
  started
• 9:28
  and
• 9:28
  uplifted
• 9:29
  across
• 9:29
  the
• 9:30
  entire
• 9:30
  Inland
• 9:30
  Empire.
• 9:31
  That's
• 9:32
  one
• 9:32
  way.
• 9:32
  The
• 9:33
  other
• 9:33
  way
• 9:33
  to
• 9:33
  get
• 9:33
  to
• 9:33
  know
• 9:34
  us
• 9:34
  is
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  come
• 9:35
  out
• 9:35
  and
• 9:36
  either
• 9:36
  educate
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  public.
• 9:37
  If
• 9:38
  you
• 9:38
  love
• 9:38
  talking
• 9:38
  about
• 9:39
  compost,
• 9:39
  you
• 9:39
  can
• 9:39
  hang
• 9:40
  out
• 9:40
  with
• 9:40
  us
• 9:40
  at
• 9:40
  our
• 9:40
  education
• 9:41
  tables,
• 9:42
  or
• 9:42
  really
• 9:42
  just
• 9:43
  do
• 9:43
  us
• 9:43
  the
• 9:43
  favor
• 9:44
  of
• 9:44
  getting
• 9:44
  to
• 9:45
  know
• 9:45
  your
• 9:45
  community.
• 9:46
  And
• 9:46
  like
• 9:46
  you
• 9:46
  were
• 9:46
  saying,
• 9:46
  will
• 9:47
  you
• 9:47
  have
• 9:48
  a
• 9:48
  green
• 9:48
  bin
• 9:49
  at
• 9:50
  where
• 9:50
  you
• 9:50
  live?
• 9:50
  I
• 9:51
  do.
• 9:51
  And
• 9:51
  you
• 9:51
  wanted
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  make
• 9:52
  sure
• 9:52
  that
• 9:52
  people
• 9:52
  were
• 9:53
  using
• 9:53
  it.
• 9:53
  Right?
• 9:54
  Right.
• 9:54
  Even
• 9:55
  that
• 9:55
  is
• 9:55
  a
• 9:55
  step
• 9:55
  in
• 9:56
  the
• 9:56
  right
• 9:56
  direction.
• 9:56
  And
• 9:57
  it's
• 9:57
  no
• 9:57
  small
• 9:57
  thing
• 9:58
  to
• 9:58
  be
• 9:58
  paying
• 9:58
  attention
• 9:59
  and
• 9:59
  to
• 9:59
  be
• 9:59
  in
• 10:00
  conversation
• 10:01
  with
• 10:01
  our
• 10:01
  community
• 10:02
  about
• 10:03
  those
• 10:03
  little
• 10:04
  things
• 10:04
  that
• 10:04
  are
• 10:04
  going
• 10:04
  to
• 10:04
  make
• 10:05
  a
• 10:05
  big
• 10:05
  difference.
• 10:06
  I
• 10:06
  want
• 10:06
  to
• 10:06
  talk
• 10:07
  about
• 10:07
  the
• 10:07
  11
• 10:08
  sites
• 10:08
  you
• 10:09
  have.
• 10:10
  Are
• 10:10
  there
• 10:10
  locations
• 10:11
  on
• 10:11
  your
• 10:11
  website
• 10:12
  or
• 10:12
  how
• 10:12
  do
• 10:12
  people
• 10:12
  find
• 10:13
  out
• 10:13
  where
• 10:13
  they
• 10:13
  are?
• 10:14
  Sure.
• 10:14
  Yeah.
• 10:14
  We've
• 10:14
  got
• 10:15
  on
• 10:15
  our
• 10:15
  website,
• 10:16
  they're
• 10:16
  all
• 10:17
  autonomous
• 10:17
  community
• 10:18
  composting
• 10:18
  sites.
• 10:19
  And
• 10:19
  what
• 10:19
  we
• 10:20
  didn't
• 10:20
  really
• 10:20
  talk
• 10:20
  about
• 10:21
  was
• 10:21
  the
• 10:21
  difference
• 10:22
  between
• 10:22
  community
• 10:22
  composting
• 10:23
  and
• 10:23
  all
• 10:23
  of
• 10:24
  the
• 10:24
  other
• 10:24
  types
• 10:24
  of
• 10:24
  composting
• 10:25
  that
• 10:25
  is
• 10:25
  out
• 10:25
  there.
• 10:26
  And
• 10:26
  so
• 10:27
  community
• 10:27
  composting
• 10:28
  didn't
• 10:28
  exist
• 10:29
  in
• 10:29
  the
• 10:29
  desert
• 10:29
  before
• 10:30
  desert
• 10:30
  compost
• 10:31
  began
• 10:31
  four
• 10:32
  years
• 10:32
  ago.
• 10:32
  So
• 10:33
  what
• 10:33
  does
• 10:33
  that
• 10:33
  mean?
• 10:33
  What
• 10:33
  was
• 10:34
  happening?
• 10:35
  Was
• 10:35
  anything
• 10:35
  happening?
• 10:37
  No.
• 10:37
  There
• 10:37
  was
• 10:38
  a
• 10:38
  lot
• 10:38
  of
• 10:38
  disbelief
• 10:39
  that
• 10:40
  compost
• 10:40
  could
• 10:40
  even
• 10:41
  happen.
• 10:41
  In
• 10:41
  the
• 10:41
  desert.
• 10:42
  And
• 10:42
  so
• 10:43
  we
• 10:43
  worked
• 10:43
  really
• 10:43
  hard
• 10:43
  to
• 10:44
  dispel
• 10:44
  that
• 10:44
  myth.
• 10:45
  And
• 10:45
  then
• 10:45
  we've
• 10:45
  worked
• 10:46
  really
• 10:46
  hard
• 10:46
  to
• 10:47
  model
• 10:47
  these
• 10:47
  hyperlocal
• 10:49
  sites
• 10:50
  that
• 10:50
  are
• 10:50
  composting
• 10:52
  basically
• 10:52
  a
• 10:52
  thousand
• 10:52
  pounds
• 10:53
  or
• 10:53
  less
• 10:53
  per
• 10:53
  week
• 10:54
  on
• 10:54
  a
• 10:55
  community
• 10:55
  scale.
• 10:55
  That
• 10:55
  means
• 10:56
  volunteers
• 10:56
  are
• 10:56
  coming
• 10:57
  out
• 10:57
  and
• 10:57
  they're
• 10:58
  taking
• 10:58
  food
• 10:58
  scraps
• 10:59
  and
• 10:59
  carbon
• 11:00
  wood
• 11:00
  chips,
• 11:01
  and
• 11:01
  they're
• 11:01
  building
• 11:01
  soil
• 11:02
  that
• 11:02
  they,
• 11:02
  A,
• 11:03
  grow
• 11:03
  food
• 11:04
  with
• 11:04
  and
• 11:04
  share
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  food,
• 11:05
  or
• 11:05
  B,
• 11:06
  they
• 11:06
  share
• 11:06
  the
• 11:06
  soil
• 11:07
  sometimes
• 11:07
  both.
• 11:08
  Right.
• 11:09
  And
• 11:10
  four
• 11:10
  years
• 11:10
  ago.
• 11:10
  That's
• 11:11
  not
• 11:11
  that
• 11:11
  long
• 11:12
  ago.
• 11:13
  Not
• 11:13
  that
• 11:13
  long
• 11:13
  ago.
• 11:13
  And
• 11:14
  you're
• 11:14
  already
• 11:14
  making
• 11:15
  an
• 11:15
  impact
• 11:15
  in
• 11:15
  the
• 11:16
  community.
• 11:16
  Yes,
• 11:16
  we've
• 11:17
  diverted
• 11:17
  over
• 11:18
  £600,000
• 11:19
  of
• 11:20
  organics
• 11:20
  from
• 11:21
  heading
• 11:21
  into
• 11:21
  the
• 11:21
  landfill.
• 11:22
  And
• 11:22
  that's
• 11:22
  just
• 11:23
  like
• 11:23
  we
• 11:23
  said,
• 11:23
  in
• 11:23
  four
• 11:24
  short
• 11:24
  years,
• 11:24
  and
• 11:25
  we've
• 11:25
  educated
• 11:25
  over
• 11:26
  a
• 11:26
  thousand
• 11:26
  students
• 11:27
  in
• 11:27
  K
• 11:27
  through
• 11:27
  12
• 11:28
  schools
• 11:28
  about
• 11:28
  composting.
• 11:29
  And
• 11:30
  those
• 11:30
  schools
• 11:30
  now
• 11:30
  have
• 11:30
  composting
• 11:31
  programs.
• 11:32
  Either
• 11:32
  vermicomposting,
• 11:34
  which
• 11:34
  is
• 11:34
  composting
• 11:34
  with
• 11:35
  worms,
• 11:35
  or
• 11:35
  composting
• 11:36
  in
• 11:36
  their
• 11:36
  school
• 11:36
  garden.
• 11:37
  That
• 11:38
  is
• 11:38
  so
• 11:38
  impressive.
• 11:38
  And
• 11:39
  we're
• 11:39
  talking
• 11:39
  about
• 11:39
  across
• 11:40
  the
• 11:40
  Coachella
• 11:41
  Valley.
• 11:41
  Across
• 11:41
  the
• 11:41
  Coachella
• 11:42
  Valley.
• 11:42
  That
• 11:42
  is
• 11:43
  amazing.
• 11:44
  So
• 11:44
  what
• 11:44
  are
• 11:44
  some
• 11:45
  misunderstandings
• 11:46
  or
• 11:46
  misperceptions
• 11:47
  about
• 11:47
  composting?
• 11:50
  Well,
• 11:50
  first
• 11:50
  of
• 11:50
  all,
• 11:50
  like
• 11:51
  we
• 11:51
  talked
• 11:51
  about,
• 11:51
  oh,
• 11:52
  you
• 11:52
  can't
• 11:52
  compost
• 11:52
  in
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  desert.
• 11:53
  Yes,
• 11:54
  yes,
• 11:54
  you
• 11:55
  can.
• 11:56
  And
• 11:56
  so
• 11:56
  one
• 11:56
  of
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  misunderstandings
• 11:58
  is,
• 11:58
  well,
• 11:58
  if
• 11:58
  I
• 11:58
  have
• 11:58
  to
• 11:59
  water
• 11:59
  my
• 11:59
  compost
• 12:00
  pile
• 12:00
  more
• 12:00
  in
• 12:00
  the
• 12:00
  desert,
• 12:01
  doesn't
• 12:01
  that
• 12:01
  use
• 12:02
  a
• 12:02
  lot
• 12:02
  of
• 12:02
  water?
• 12:03
  And
• 12:03
  like
• 12:03
  we
• 12:03
  talked
• 12:04
  about
• 12:04
  earlier,
• 12:04
  it's
• 12:05
  actually
• 12:05
  like
• 12:06
  we're
• 12:06
  using
• 12:06
  more
• 12:07
  water
• 12:07
  when
• 12:08
  we're
• 12:08
  not
• 12:08
  composting
• 12:09
  and
• 12:09
  adding
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  finished
• 12:10
  compost
• 12:10
  to
• 12:11
  our
• 12:11
  soil,
• 12:11
  because
• 12:12
  you've
• 12:12
  seen
• 12:13
  our
• 12:13
  sand
• 12:13
  and
• 12:13
  our,
• 12:14
  you
• 12:14
  know,
• 12:15
  different
• 12:15
  types
• 12:15
  of
• 12:16
  soil
• 12:16
  here.
• 12:16
  It
• 12:16
  does
• 12:16
  not
• 12:17
  retain
• 12:17
  the
• 12:17
  water.
• 12:18
  So
• 12:18
  we
• 12:18
  have
• 12:19
  to
• 12:19
  restore
• 12:19
  the
• 12:19
  organic
• 12:20
  matter
• 12:20
  using
• 12:21
  compost.
• 12:22
  So
• 12:22
  I
• 12:22
  think
• 12:22
  some
• 12:22
  of
• 12:22
  the
• 12:22
  other
• 12:23
  misunderstandings
• 12:24
  is
• 12:24
  that
• 12:24
  compost
• 12:24
  can
• 12:25
  be
• 12:25
  smelly,
• 12:26
  and
• 12:26
  it
• 12:26
  certainly
• 12:27
  can
• 12:27
  if
• 12:28
  it's
• 12:28
  not
• 12:28
  done
• 12:28
  with
• 12:29
  a
• 12:29
  balance.
• 12:29
  So
• 12:30
  you
• 12:30
  always
• 12:30
  want
• 12:30
  to
• 12:30
  make
• 12:31
  sure
• 12:31
  that
• 12:31
  you
• 12:31
  have
• 12:31
  a
• 12:31
  balance
• 12:32
  of
• 12:32
  carbon
• 12:32
  and
• 12:32
  nitrogen.
• 12:33
  And
• 12:33
  when
• 12:33
  we're
• 12:34
  talking
• 12:34
  about
• 12:34
  composting
• 12:35
  specifically,
• 12:36
  we're
• 12:36
  saying
• 12:37
  it
• 12:37
  can
• 12:37
  be
• 12:37
  smelly.
• 12:38
  When
• 12:38
  you're
• 12:38
  creating
• 12:39
  compost,
• 12:39
  we're
• 12:40
  not
• 12:40
  talking
• 12:40
  about
• 12:40
  you
• 12:40
  taking
• 12:41
  out
• 12:41
  your.
• 12:42
  Your
• 12:42
  organics
• 12:43
  bin
• 12:43
  and
• 12:43
  having
• 12:43
  it
• 12:43
  sit
• 12:43
  there
• 12:44
  and
• 12:44
  smell.
• 12:44
  That's
• 12:45
  not
• 12:45
  composting.
• 12:46
  That's
• 12:46
  just
• 12:46
  you
• 12:46
  taking
• 12:47
  food
• 12:47
  scraps
• 12:47
  out
• 12:47
  to
• 12:48
  a
• 12:48
  bin
• 12:48
  where
• 12:49
  they
• 12:49
  need
• 12:49
  to
• 12:49
  be
• 12:49
  picked
• 12:50
  up
• 12:50
  and
• 12:50
  then
• 12:50
  properly
• 12:51
  recycled.
• 12:53
  So
• 12:53
  the
• 12:53
  misunderstanding
• 12:54
  is
• 12:54
  that
• 12:55
  if
• 12:55
  you
• 12:55
  build
• 12:55
  compost
• 12:55
  in
• 12:56
  your
• 12:56
  backyard,
• 12:57
  that
• 12:57
  A,
• 12:57
  might
• 12:58
  smell,
• 12:58
  b,
• 12:59
  might
• 12:59
  attract
• 12:59
  some
• 13:00
  unwanted
• 13:00
  pests,
• 13:01
  rodents,
• 13:01
  or
• 13:01
  bugs.
• 13:02
  Again,
• 13:03
  it's
• 13:03
  about
• 13:03
  the
• 13:03
  Balance.
• 13:04
  And
• 13:04
  so
• 13:04
  Desert
• 13:05
  Compost
• 13:05
  will
• 13:05
  actually
• 13:06
  teach
• 13:06
  you.
• 13:06
  We
• 13:06
  have
• 13:07
  our
• 13:07
  education
• 13:07
  ambassadors
• 13:08
  that
• 13:08
  will
• 13:09
  share
• 13:09
  with
• 13:10
  you
• 13:10
  how
• 13:10
  to
• 13:11
  properly
• 13:11
  compost
• 13:12
  in
• 13:12
  your
• 13:12
  backyard.
• 13:13
  And
• 13:13
  we
• 13:13
  can
• 13:13
  teach
• 13:13
  you
• 13:13
  in
• 13:14
  two
• 13:14
  minutes.
• 13:14
  That's
• 13:15
  our
• 13:15
  stick.
• 13:15
  Will
• 13:16
  teach
• 13:16
  you
• 13:16
  in
• 13:16
  two
• 13:16
  minutes.
• 13:17
  Can
• 13:17
  anyone
• 13:18
  learn
• 13:18
  to
• 13:19
  compost?
• 13:19
  What
• 13:20
  is
• 13:20
  the
• 13:20
  age
• 13:20
  range
• 13:21
  that
• 13:21
  you
• 13:21
  recommend
• 13:22
  people
• 13:22
  begin
• 13:22
  to
• 13:23
  learn?
• 13:23
  I
• 13:24
  love
• 13:24
  this
• 13:24
  so
• 13:25
  much
• 13:25
  because
• 13:26
  some
• 13:26
  of
• 13:26
  our
• 13:27
  most
• 13:27
  fierce
• 13:28
  advocates
• 13:29
  and
• 13:29
  educators
• 13:30
  have
• 13:30
  been
• 13:30
  our
• 13:30
  students
• 13:31
  and
• 13:31
  they're
• 13:32
  just
• 13:32
  gaga
• 13:33
  for
• 13:33
  compost.
• 13:34
  So
• 13:34
  I
• 13:34
  could,
• 13:34
  you
• 13:34
  know,
• 13:35
  I
• 13:35
  would
• 13:35
  say
• 13:35
  that
• 13:35
  if
• 13:35
  a
• 13:36
  9
• 13:36
  year
• 13:36
  old
• 13:36
  can
• 13:36
  compost,
• 13:38
  we
• 13:38
  can
• 13:38
  too.
• 13:39
  Yes.
• 13:41
  So
• 13:41
  I'm
• 13:42
  going
• 13:42
  to
• 13:42
  talk
• 13:42
  about
• 13:42
  collaboration
• 13:43
  because
• 13:43
  that
• 13:43
  seems
• 13:44
  to
• 13:44
  be
• 13:45
  an
• 13:45
  important
• 13:45
  component
• 13:46
  of
• 13:47
  your
• 13:47
  composting
• 13:48
  philosophy.
• 13:49
  How
• 13:49
  does
• 13:49
  that
• 13:50
  show
• 13:50
  up
• 13:50
  in
• 13:50
  your
• 13:50
  work
• 13:51
  other
• 13:51
  than
• 13:51
  the.
• 13:52
  The
• 13:52
  11
• 13:52
  sites
• 13:53
  you
• 13:53
  talked
• 13:53
  about?
• 13:54
  Yeah,
• 13:55
  collaboration.
• 13:56
  It
• 13:56
  speaks
• 13:57
  right
• 13:57
  to
• 13:57
  how
• 13:58
  we
• 13:58
  started
• 13:58
  this
• 13:58
  conversation,
• 13:59
  which
• 14:00
  is
• 14:00
  what
• 14:01
  is
• 14:01
  composting?
• 14:02
  And
• 14:02
  composting
• 14:03
  does
• 14:04
  not
• 14:04
  happen
• 14:04
  in
• 14:04
  a
• 14:04
  vacuum.
• 14:06
  It's
• 14:06
  a
• 14:06
  network.
• 14:07
  And
• 14:07
  it's
• 14:07
  built
• 14:08
  with
• 14:08
  the
• 14:08
  network
• 14:09
  of
• 14:09
  microbes
• 14:10
  and
• 14:10
  fungi
• 14:11
  and
• 14:11
  the
• 14:11
  brilliant
• 14:12
  connections
• 14:12
  that
• 14:12
  those
• 14:13
  microbes
• 14:13
  and
• 14:13
  fungi
• 14:14
  created
• 14:15
  to
• 14:15
  communicate
• 14:16
  across
• 14:16
  the
• 14:16
  soil
• 14:17
  to
• 14:17
  the
• 14:17
  trees,
• 14:17
  to
• 14:18
  the
• 14:18
  plants,
• 14:18
  to
• 14:18
  the
• 14:18
  atmosphere,
• 14:19
  to
• 14:20
  inform
• 14:20
  our
• 14:20
  entire
• 14:21
  planet.
• 14:22
  When
• 14:23
  I
• 14:23
  think
• 14:23
  about
• 14:23
  that,
• 14:24
  that's
• 14:24
  like
• 14:24
  the
• 14:25
  smallest
• 14:25
  illustration,
• 14:26
  that's
• 14:26
  a
• 14:26
  microscopic
• 14:27
  illustration
• 14:28
  of
• 14:28
  what
• 14:28
  it
• 14:28
  looks
• 14:28
  like
• 14:29
  for
• 14:29
  people
• 14:30
  to
• 14:30
  do
• 14:30
  the
• 14:30
  same.
• 14:31
  Okay.
• 14:32
  When
• 14:32
  I
• 14:32
  think
• 14:32
  about
• 14:33
  the
• 14:33
  importance
• 14:33
  of
• 14:33
  that,
• 14:34
  both
• 14:34
  how
• 14:35
  we
• 14:35
  take
• 14:35
  care
• 14:35
  of
• 14:35
  the
• 14:36
  network
• 14:36
  of
• 14:36
  soil
• 14:36
  microbes
• 14:37
  by
• 14:38
  regenerating
• 14:39
  the
• 14:39
  soil
• 14:39
  through
• 14:39
  composting,
• 14:40
  I
• 14:41
  think
• 14:41
  about
• 14:41
  how
• 14:41
  that
• 14:41
  translates
• 14:43
  to
• 14:43
  how
• 14:43
  we
• 14:43
  take
• 14:43
  care
• 14:44
  of
• 14:44
  each
• 14:44
  other
• 14:44
  and
• 14:44
  network
• 14:45
  together.
• 14:46
  And
• 14:47
  there's
• 14:47
  so
• 14:47
  many
• 14:49
  really
• 14:49
  worthy
• 14:50
  environmental
• 14:51
  efforts
• 14:51
  that
• 14:52
  are
• 14:52
  contributing
• 14:52
  to
• 14:53
  health,
• 14:54
  to
• 14:54
  care
• 14:54
  for
• 14:55
  people
• 14:56
  and
• 14:56
  the
• 14:56
  land
• 14:57
  here.
• 14:57
  And
• 14:57
  I'm
• 14:58
  so
• 14:58
  appreciative
• 14:59
  of
• 14:59
  the
• 14:59
  people
• 14:59
  that
• 14:59
  you've
• 15:00
  invited
• 15:00
  on
• 15:00
  your
• 15:00
  show
• 15:01
  because
• 15:01
  you're
• 15:01
  starting
• 15:02
  to,
• 15:02
  like,
• 15:02
  generate
• 15:03
  that
• 15:03
  conversation
• 15:04
  that
• 15:04
  is
• 15:04
  so
• 15:04
  needed
• 15:05
  amongst
• 15:05
  the
• 15:05
  people
• 15:06
  who
• 15:06
  are
• 15:06
  doing
• 15:06
  this
• 15:06
  work
• 15:07
  and
• 15:07
  then
• 15:08
  the
• 15:08
  community
• 15:08
  that
• 15:08
  is
• 15:08
  affected
• 15:09
  by
• 15:09
  it.
• 15:10
  So
• 15:10
  when
• 15:10
  I
• 15:10
  think
• 15:11
  about
• 15:11
  collaboration,
• 15:12
  I
• 15:12
  think
• 15:12
  we
• 15:13
  could
• 15:13
  do
• 15:13
  it
• 15:13
  better.
• 15:14
  I
• 15:14
  think
• 15:14
  that
• 15:14
  we
• 15:14
  could
• 15:14
  be
• 15:15
  more
• 15:15
  unified,
• 15:16
  more
• 15:16
  fortified,
• 15:17
  and,
• 15:17
  thanks
• 15:18
  to
• 15:18
  you,
• 15:18
  more
• 15:19
  amplified.
• 15:19
  Well,
• 15:20
  thank
• 15:20
  you.
• 15:20
  I
• 15:20
  really
• 15:20
  appreciate.
• 15:21
  Collaboration
• 15:22
  has
• 15:22
  always
• 15:22
  been
• 15:22
  a
• 15:23
  really
• 15:23
  important
• 15:24
  tenet
• 15:24
  of
• 15:24
  what
• 15:25
  the
• 15:25
  Desert
• 15:25
  Healthcare
• 15:26
  District
• 15:26
  and
• 15:26
  Foundation
• 15:27
  does.
• 15:27
  And
• 15:28
  that
• 15:28
  is
• 15:28
  also
• 15:29
  reflected
• 15:29
  in
• 15:30
  the
• 15:30
  annual
• 15:31
  Environmental
• 15:31
  Health
• 15:32
  summit
• 15:32
  that
• 15:33
  we
• 15:33
  have.
• 15:34
  First
• 15:34
  one
• 15:34
  was
• 15:34
  in
• 15:35
  September
• 15:35
  2024,
• 15:36
  you
• 15:36
  and
• 15:37
  your
• 15:37
  team
• 15:37
  were
• 15:37
  there.
• 15:38
  Can't
• 15:38
  wait
• 15:38
  to
• 15:38
  come
• 15:38
  back.
• 15:39
  One
• 15:39
  of
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  most
• 15:39
  popular
• 15:40
  tables
• 15:40
  there.
• 15:41
  And
• 15:42
  yes,
• 15:42
  and
• 15:43
  then
• 15:43
  we're
• 15:43
  going
• 15:43
  to
• 15:43
  have
• 15:43
  it
• 15:44
  again
• 15:44
  in
• 15:44
  September
• 15:44
  2025.
• 15:46
  And
• 15:46
  I
• 15:47
  know
• 15:47
  that
• 15:47
  you'll
• 15:47
  be
• 15:47
  there
• 15:48
  and
• 15:49
  I
• 15:49
  look
• 15:49
  forward
• 15:50
  to
• 15:50
  your
• 15:50
  participation.
• 15:51
  So
• 15:52
  for
• 15:52
  Our
• 15:53
  listeners,
• 15:53
  where
• 15:53
  should
• 15:54
  they
• 15:54
  go
• 15:54
  if
• 15:55
  they
• 15:55
  want
• 15:55
  to
• 15:55
  learn
• 15:56
  more,
• 15:56
  they
• 15:56
  want
• 15:56
  to
• 15:57
  engage
• 15:57
  with
• 15:57
  desert
• 15:58
  compost.
• 15:58
  What's
• 15:58
  the
• 15:58
  best
• 15:59
  way
• 15:59
  to
• 15:59
  do
• 15:59
  that?
• 16:00
  Thank
• 16:00
  you.
• 16:00
  You
• 16:01
  can
• 16:01
  find
• 16:01
  us
• 16:01
  at
• 16:01
  www.
• 16:03
  DesertCompost.org.
• 16:04
  and
• 16:04
  you
• 16:05
  can
• 16:05
  also
• 16:05
  learn
• 16:05
  about
• 16:05
  how
• 16:06
  we
• 16:06
  are
• 16:06
  building
• 16:06
  those
• 16:07
  collaborations
• 16:07
  through
• 16:08
  our
• 16:08
  new
• 16:08
  project
• 16:09
  called
• 16:09
  the
• 16:09
  Desert
• 16:09
  Climate
• 16:10
  Alliance.
• 16:10
  And
• 16:11
  that's
• 16:11
  where
• 16:11
  we're
• 16:11
  stepp,
• 16:13
  the
• 16:13
  same
• 16:14
  arena
• 16:14
  of
• 16:15
  climate
• 16:15
  resilience
• 16:16
  work
• 16:16
  that
• 16:16
  all
• 16:17
  of
• 16:17
  these
• 16:17
  wonderful,
• 16:17
  worthy
• 16:18
  organizations
• 16:19
  are
• 16:19
  in.
• 16:20
  Our
• 16:20
  goal
• 16:20
  is
• 16:21
  to
• 16:21
  bring
• 16:21
  us
• 16:21
  together
• 16:22
  so
• 16:22
  that
• 16:22
  we
• 16:23
  can
• 16:23
  be
• 16:23
  more
• 16:23
  effective
• 16:24
  in
• 16:25
  our
• 16:25
  collaborations
• 16:26
  and
• 16:27
  so
• 16:27
  that
• 16:27
  we
• 16:27
  can
• 16:27
  build
• 16:27
  this
• 16:28
  other
• 16:28
  piece
• 16:28
  around
• 16:29
  climate
• 16:30
  resilience,
• 16:30
  which
• 16:31
  looks
• 16:31
  like
• 16:31
  collective
• 16:31
  efficacy.
• 16:33
  It
• 16:33
  goes
• 16:33
  right
• 16:33
  back
• 16:34
  to,
• 16:34
  how
• 16:34
  do
• 16:35
  we
• 16:35
  have
• 16:35
  this
• 16:36
  shared
• 16:36
  sense
• 16:37
  of
• 16:37
  purpose
• 16:38
  around
• 16:38
  building
• 16:38
  climate
• 16:39
  resiliency
• 16:39
  and
• 16:40
  in
• 16:40
  the
• 16:40
  valley?
• 16:41
  And
• 16:41
  we
• 16:41
  have
• 16:42
  to
• 16:42
  do
• 16:42
  that.
• 16:42
  We
• 16:42
  have
• 16:42
  to
• 16:43
  pull
• 16:43
  ourselves
• 16:43
  out
• 16:43
  of
• 16:43
  the
• 16:43
  vacuum
• 16:44
  and
• 16:44
  strengthen
• 16:45
  the
• 16:45
  network.
• 16:46
  So
• 16:46
  Desert
• 16:46
  Climate
• 16:46
  alliance
• 16:47
  is
• 16:47
  our
• 16:48
  next
• 16:48
  project
• 16:49
  to
• 16:49
  do
• 16:49
  that.
• 16:50
  I
• 16:50
  love
• 16:51
  it.
• 16:51
  So
• 16:52
  thank
• 16:52
  you,
• 16:52
  Hayley.
• 16:52
  And
• 16:53
  for
• 16:53
  those
• 16:53
  of
• 16:53
  you
• 16:53
  listening,
• 16:54
  as
• 16:54
  Haley
• 16:55
  said,
• 16:55
  you
• 16:55
  can
• 16:55
  start
• 16:56
  today.
• 16:56
  Start
• 16:57
  today.
• 16:57
  Get
• 16:58
  your
• 16:58
  container.
• 16:58
  Make
• 16:59
  sure
• 16:59
  everything
• 16:59
  that's
• 17:00
  coming
• 17:00
  out
• 17:00
  of
• 17:00
  your
• 17:00
  kitchen
• 17:01
  is
• 17:01
  going
• 17:01
  in
• 17:01
  that
• 17:01
  container.
• 17:02
  If
• 17:02
  you
• 17:02
  do
• 17:03
  not
• 17:03
  have
• 17:03
  a
• 17:04
  receptacle
• 17:04
  provided
• 17:05
  to
• 17:05
  you
• 17:05
  by
• 17:05
  your
• 17:05
  garbage
• 17:06
  company,
• 17:07
  make
• 17:07
  sure
• 17:07
  that
• 17:07
  you
• 17:08
  call
• 17:08
  them
• 17:08
  and
• 17:08
  get
• 17:09
  one.
• 17:10
  You're
• 17:10
  entitled
• 17:10
  to
• 17:10
  it.
• 17:11
  It's
• 17:11
  your
• 17:11
  right
• 17:11
  as
• 17:12
  a
• 17:12
  Californian
• 17:13
  to
• 17:13
  have
• 17:13
  this
• 17:13
  service.
• 17:14
  And
• 17:14
  if
• 17:15
  that
• 17:15
  is
• 17:15
  not
• 17:15
  an
• 17:15
  option
• 17:16
  for
• 17:16
  you,
• 17:17
  then
• 17:17
  start
• 17:17
  one
• 17:18
  in
• 17:18
  your
• 17:18
  backyard.
• 17:18
  Start
• 17:19
  a
• 17:19
  compost
• 17:19
  pile
• 17:19
  in
• 17:19
  your
• 17:19
  backyard.
• 17:20
  You
• 17:20
  can
• 17:20
  have
• 17:20
  a
• 17:21
  closed
• 17:21
  container.
• 17:21
  That's
• 17:22
  easy.
• 17:22
  It's
• 17:22
  no
• 17:23
  muss,
• 17:23
  no
• 17:23
  fuss.
• 17:24
  You
• 17:24
  throw
• 17:24
  your
• 17:24
  food
• 17:24
  scraps
• 17:25
  in
• 17:25
  there.
• 17:25
  At
• 17:25
  the
• 17:25
  end
• 17:25
  of
• 17:26
  the
• 17:26
  day,
• 17:26
  you
• 17:26
  put
• 17:27
  a
• 17:27
  couple
• 17:27
  buckets
• 17:28
  of
• 17:28
  paper
• 17:28
  shavings
• 17:29
  or
• 17:29
  cardboard.
• 17:30
  Everybody
• 17:30
  has
• 17:31
  cardboard,
• 17:32
  so
• 17:33
  that's
• 17:33
  all
• 17:33
  it
• 17:33
  takes.
• 17:34
  And
• 17:34
  you
• 17:35
  will
• 17:35
  increase
• 17:36
  our
• 17:36
  valley's
• 17:37
  ability
• 17:37
  to
• 17:37
  be
• 17:37
  more
• 17:37
  climate
• 17:38
  resilient.
• 17:38
  You're
• 17:39
  going
• 17:39
  to
• 17:39
  strengthen
• 17:39
  our
• 17:40
  local
• 17:40
  food
• 17:40
  systems
• 17:41
  by
• 17:41
  not
• 17:41
  polluting
• 17:41
  the
• 17:42
  environment
• 17:42
  and
• 17:43
  sending
• 17:43
  that
• 17:43
  stuff
• 17:43
  to
• 17:44
  the
• 17:44
  landfill.
• 17:45
  You're
• 17:45
  going
• 17:45
  to
• 17:45
  help
• 17:45
  the
• 17:45
  valley
• 17:46
  conserve
• 17:46
  water.
• 17:47
  You're
• 17:47
  going
• 17:47
  to
• 17:48
  make
• 17:48
  people
• 17:48
  happier,
• 17:49
  which
• 17:50
  that's
• 17:50
  an
• 17:51
  understated,
• 17:51
  undervalued
• 17:52
  thing
• 17:52
  these
• 17:53
  days.
• 17:55
  And
• 17:55
  you're
• 17:55
  going
• 17:55
  to
• 17:55
  model
• 17:56
  it
• 17:56
  for
• 17:56
  the
• 17:56
  next
• 17:56
  generation,
• 17:57
  because
• 17:57
  this
• 17:58
  is
• 17:58
  something
• 17:58
  that
• 17:59
  is
• 17:59
  an
• 17:59
  inheritance.
• 18:00
  And
• 18:00
  we
• 18:01
  want
• 18:01
  to
• 18:01
  make
• 18:01
  sure
• 18:01
  that
• 18:02
  we
• 18:02
  are
• 18:02
  stewarding
• 18:02
  our
• 18:03
  resources
• 18:04
  for
• 18:04
  the
• 18:04
  next
• 18:05
  generations
• 18:06
  so
• 18:06
  that
• 18:06
  they
• 18:06
  can
• 18:06
  enjoy
• 18:07
  what
• 18:07
  we've
• 18:07
  enjoyed.
• 18:08
  Right?
• 18:08
  So
• 18:08
  there's
• 18:09
  great
• 18:09
  education,
• 18:09
  great
• 18:10
  tips
• 18:10
  on
• 18:11
  your
• 18:11
  website.
• 18:11
  What
• 18:11
  is
• 18:12
  your
• 18:12
  website?
• 18:12
  It's
• 18:13
  www.
• 18:14
  DesertCompost.org.
• 18:15
  There
• 18:16
  you
• 18:16
  have
• 18:16
  it,
• 18:16
  ladies
• 18:17
  and
• 18:17
  gentlemen.
• 18:17
  Thank
• 18:17
  you,
• 18:17
  Hayley.
• 18:18
  Thank
• 18:18
  you
• 18:18
  so
• 18:18
  much.
• 18:19
  Will.
• 18:19
  Thank
• 18:19
  you
• 18:19
  for
• 18:19
  joining
• 18:19
  us
• 18:19
  on
• 18:19
  this
• 18:19
  episode
• 18:19
  of
• 18:19
  Healthy
• 18:19
  Desert
• 18:19
  Healthy
• 18:19
  You.
• 18:19
  This
• 18:19
  podcast
• 18:19
  is
• 18:19
  a
• 18:19
  production
• 18:19
  of
• 18:19
  the
• 18:19
  Desert
• 18:19
  Healthcare
• 18:19
  District
• 18:19
  and
• 18:19
  Foundation
• 18:19
  in
• 18:19
  Palm
• 18:19
  Springs,
• 18:19
  California.
• 18:19
  Formore
• 18:21
  information,
• 18:22
  please
• 18:22
  visit
• 18:23
  the
• 18:24
  website
• 18:25
  dhcd.org.
• 18:26
  Our
• 18:27
  annual
• 18:27
  conference
• 18:28
  site
• 18:29
  is
• 18:30
  healthydeserthealthyyou.com.
• 18:31
  This
• 18:32
  podcast
• 18:33
  is
• 18:33
  available
• 18:34
  at
• 18:35
  most
• 18:36
  major
• 18:37
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