Agreement Number
NR222C31XXXXG003
Awardee Name
Foodlink, Inc.
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Closing the Foodbank-Farm Waste Cycle through Aerobic Digestion
Awardee State/Territory
New York
Involved States/territories
New York
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$100,644.00
Production/Use
Urban farming and green spaces
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Soil Health
Organic matter depletion
Nutrients transported to surface water
Compaction
Conservation Practice(s)
Anaerobic Digester
Composting Facility
Project Background
The goal of this project is to leverage an innovative waste management technology, aerobic digestion, to fundamentally shift how Foodlink – a food bank that also manages an urban farm – handles its organic waste while meeting the city of Rochester’s needs to reduce waste and access high-quality, food-grade compost. With support from the Conservation Innovation Grant program, Foodlink will purchase an aerobic digester, a commercial-strength chipper-shredder, and build an effective composting space at our Lexington Avenue Community Farm.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No