SCRAPS
Community Composting and Urban Farming
A Kitty Gang Family Foundation Project
Benefitting our communities through cooperative urban farm programs that support sustainability and food independence
WHAT WE DO
SCRAPS is serving communities in Tulsa by enacting proven, sustainable agricultural and cultural programs and practices, that benefit each other and our environment.
We believe that food independence is a key pillar of a thriving and culturally rich community.
From weekly composting activities, working with our community gardens and urban farms, and supporting our local artists, we take a holistic approach to driving for more sustainable communities.
BENEFITS
WHY COMPOST?
Creating compost - through the decomposition of organic materials - supports sustainable, healthy soils. Compost provides the following biological, chemical, and physical benefits to soils in our community gardens and farms
WATER CONSERVATION
Compost retains 5 times its weight in water. This prevents soil erosion and decreases water usage.
SUSTAINABILITY
Increases resilience to drought and flood through addition of humus to soil.
PROTECTS OUR WATERWAYS
Filters out up to 95% of storm water pollutants.
ECONOMICAL
Reduces the need for costly additional fertilizers by converting nitrogen in a stable form, decreases absorption of phosphorous by converting into a less soluble form, and improves nutrient storage and increasing disease resistance.
GREENHOUSE IMPACT
The natural sequestering of carbon in compost offsets greenhouse gas emissions.
Sources:
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US EPA, Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures 2013, June 2015, pp 12, 46,
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“Why Build Healthy Soil?" Washington Organic Recycling Council (WORC) Soils for Salmon Project, soilsforsalmon.org, accessed April 2016.
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Bobby Bell and Brenda Platt, Building Healthy Soils with Compost to Protect Watersheds, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), June 2014.
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United States Composting Council (USCC), "Specify and Use COMPOST for LEED & Sustainable Sites Projects: A Natural Connection” Gunnar Myhre, Drew Shindell, et. al,
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"Anthropogenic & Natural Radiative Forcing, Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group / to Fifth Assessment” Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, 2013, p. 714,
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“Can Land Management Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration?" Marin Carbon Project web site, www.marincarbonproject.org, April 2016.
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Rebecca Ryals and Whendee L. Silver, "Effects of organic matter amendments on net primary productivity and greenhouse gas emissions in annual grasslands.” Ecological Applications (Ecological Society of America), 1 January 2013
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Brenda Platt, Bobby Bell, and Cameron Harsh, Pay Dirt: Composting in Maryland to Reduce Waste, Create Jobs & Protect the Bay, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), May 2013.
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Brenda Platt, Nora Goldstein, Craig Coker, and Sally Brown, The State of Composting in the US: What, Why. Where, & How. Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), June 2015
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Mike Ewall, Trash Incineration Factsheet, Energy Justice Network web page, www.energyjustice.net, accessed April 2016.
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Brenda Platt, Eric Lombardi, and David Ciplet, Stop Trashing the Climate, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), 2008,
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"Soil Health Key Points," Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, February 2013.
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"Increasing Soil Organic Matter with Compost," Compost: The Sustainable Solution, US Composting Council, July 2014.
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"Strive for 5%, US Composting Council's campaign to promote 5% organic matter in soils http://compostingcouncil.org/strive-for-5/
I want to help by giving you my food scraps!
We pick up every Wednesday in Tulsa's downtown and midtown neighborhoods. Please provide us with your address and contact info and we will get back to you to notify if you are in our service area and details for pickup.
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We look forward to turning your scraps into healthier community gardens!
Fill out the form, or email admin@kittygang.org
PROJECTS & PARTNERS
Benefitting our communities through cooperative urban farm and garden programs that support sustainability and food independence
COMMUNITY GARDENS
The compost created from our weekly SCRAPS pickup is given to local farms and gardens; providing a better soil for increased food production.
EMERSON SCHOOL
Working with our partner at Emerson School Farms, we create composting bins and generate compost for the school farm, as well as provide educational opportunities for students.
COMMUNITY ART HOME
In partnership with Community Art Home, we combine sustainable farming practices with community artists and musicians to promote food independence.
CONTACT US
Contact us for volunteer opportunities or any inquiries:
SCRAPS Community Composting is a project of Kitty Gang Family Foundation. KGFF is an IRS 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to serve communities in Tulsa by enacting proven, sustainable agricultural and cultural programs and practices, that benefit each other and our environment.
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Contact us via this form or write directly to:
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Kitty Gang Family Foundation
573 S Peoria Ave
Tulsa, OK 74120
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SCRAPS Community Composting is a project of Kitty Gang Family Foundation. KGFF is an IRS 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to serve communities in Tulsa by enacting proven, sustainable agricultural and cultural programs and practices, that benefit each other and our environment.
We are a 100% volunteer organization. Donations help with our cost of operations.
We appreciate your support.