Report: Greater Chicagoland Compost Summit

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A round of applause and a hearty thank you for the many people who contributed to this successful event. A very special thank you to the NTAE Year 4 Extension Foundation project team for their review and input on this report and spending the past year diving into all things compost. NTAE project team Amy DeLorenzo, ORISE Research Fellow, U.S. EPA Sue Gasper, Illinois Extension Cook County Sarah Farley, Illinois Extension Lake and McHenry counties Kathryn Pereira, Illinois Extension Cook County and NTAE Year 4 Fellow Zach Samaras, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) Table conversation facilitators Illinois Extension Cook County: Sarah Batka, Gemini Bhalsod, Abigail Garafalo, Zack Grant, Val Kehoe, Nancy Kreith, Meghan McCleary, and Latosha Reggans

Lake and McHenry Counties: Brenda Dahlfors and Jesse Davis Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Winnebago Counties: Grant McCarty

Summit facilitation team Daylight: Lyndon Valicenti, Ketzel Feasley, Rae Perez

Graphic recorder The Value Web: Sunny Benbelkacem

Registration, logistics, and photography Illinois Extension: Veronica Aranda, Mike Neil, Aida Peralta University of Illinois student intern: Erica Johnson NTAE Year 4 Expansion Grant Extension Foundation: Dr. Jimmy Henning, Associate Dean and Extension Professor, University of Kentucky and Dr. Dyremple Marsh, Dean and Extension Director emeritus, Delaware State University

All the summit participants who spent a day discussing how to build a regional culture of composting.

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