Compost, Clean Water & Working Landscapes: Nutrient Recovery & Soil Health in Action

Healthy soils and clean water are deeply connected—and compost can help Vermont communities protect both. This panel highlights composting, nutrient recovery, and stormwater best practices that advance water quality across farms, roads, and watersheds.

Agrilab Technologies, a Vermont Phosphorus Innovation Challenge (VPIC) awardee, shares updates from its on-farm Compost Aeration and Heat Recovery (CAHR) system and composting partnership at the Burnor Farm Site in Fairfield, including work to process manure phosphorus concentrates into nutrient-fortified compost and deploy manure ultrafiltration pilots in Franklin and Addison counties. We also hear about approaches to managing water on the Windham Solid Waste Management District’s compost facility and the Vermont Compost Company’s compost site.