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Marvin Hayes Is Spreading ‘Compost Fever’ in Baltimore’s Neighborhoods. He Thinks it Might Save the City.

The founder of the Baltimore Compost Collective wants Baltimore to ditch trash incineration, fight climate change and grow healthier food. “We’re going to spread some compost love in this city,” he says.

By Aman Azhar

Standing in his composting site at the Filbert Street Garden in Curtis Bay, Marvin Hayes shows off what he calls 'Black Gold' -- the end product derived from turning food scraps and yard trim into compost, which is well documented to protect the environment, sequester carbon and make communities resilient. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News
Part-time worker Kenneth Moss, animal caretaker Charles DeBarber and collective founder Marvin Hayes pose in front of a mural in the Filbert Street Community garden on Nov. 2, 2021. Two turkeys, Archie and Teka, also wanted their pictures taken. Credit: Agya K. Aning

A Bridge to Composting and Clean Air in South Baltimore

By Agya K. Aning

In Washington state, a funeral home is offering human composting. After 30 days, a body turns to soil, and can be laid to rest in a forest. Credit Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images

Warming Trends: Composting the Dead to Help Soils and the Climate, Musk’s Contest to Clean Carbon From the Atmosphere and Posters for Holidays on Flooded Shorelines

By Katelyn Weisbrod

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