The newsletter, From the Ground Up, was funded and administered by the City of San José Environmental Services Department for landscape, agricultural, and horticultural professionals to disseminate information on the production and use of compost, compost tea, and mulch.
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Policies, Programs, & Regulation |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
DPR Announces Restrictions to Protect Compost |
Summer 2003 |
2 |
San José Curbs Clopyralid Use |
August-02 |
2 |
San José Sets Diversion Sites Higher |
January-02 |
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Increasing Government Purchase of Compost Products |
December-00 |
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Testing Options for Commercial Food Residual Diversion |
June-00 |
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Going Bulk for Yard Trimmings Collection |
December-99 |
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City of San José Funds Research on Use of Yard Trimmings Products |
July-98 |
1 |
Partnerships, Education, & Demonstrations |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
Green Landscaper Program Makes Business Sense |
Spring 2004 |
3 |
Pajaro Valley Compost Partnership |
May-01 |
2 |
Increasing Government Purchase of Compost Products |
December-00 |
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Introducing...From the Ground Up |
August-00 |
1 |
Testing Options for Commercial Food Residual Diversion |
June-00 |
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State Board Funds Demonstration Projects |
August-99 |
3 |
Announcing...A Compost Workshop for Growers |
January-99 |
1 |
City of San José Food Waste Composting Demonstration Projects |
July-98 |
3 |
SARE Funds Compost Education and Information Access for Western Agriculture |
July-98 |
3 |
CIWMB Compost/Mulch Projects |
July-98 |
3 |
Urban Green on the Farm |
February-97 |
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Commercial Compost Suppliers |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
Australians Visit Z-Best |
August-02 |
2 |
San José Sets Diversion Sites Higher |
January-02 |
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Commercial Food Waste Composting Underway at Z-Best |
May-01 |
1 |
BFI Food Waste Composting Update |
August-00 |
3 |
Commercial Food Waste Composting Underway at BFI Organics |
February-00 |
1 |
Z-Best Compost Gaining Ground in Agriculture |
August-99 |
1 |
Compost Quality |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
Evaluating Compost Quality |
Summer 2003 |
1 |
Controlled Microbial Composting |
February-02 |
1 |
Herbicide Threatens Compost Industry |
February-02 |
3 |
Compost as an Economical Nitrogen Source |
August-99 |
3 |
Compost: Comparing the Products |
November-96 |
2 |
Compost Tea |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
Golf Courses Implement Compost Tea Program |
Summer 2003 |
3 |
Compost Tea Time for Jensen Corporation |
August-02 |
3 |
Compost Tea Primer |
August-02 |
3 |
Manual on Compost Tea |
August-00 |
3 |
Agricultural Uses |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
Research on Effects of Compost and Cover Crops |
Spring 2004 |
1 |
Research Links Weed Control to Use of Organic Amendments |
Spring 2004 |
2 |
Alternative Feedstocks for Commercial Mushroom Production |
Spring 2004 |
4 |
Compost for Oyster Mushroom Production |
May-01 |
2 |
Research on Compost in Combination with Cover Crop |
August-00 |
2 |
How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms |
February-00 |
3 |
Compost as a Surface Mulch for Weed Control in Transplanted Broccoli and Lettuce |
January-99 |
3 |
Orchard Mulching: Spring 1998 Results |
July-98 |
2 |
Research in Row Crops and Orchards |
November-96 |
3 |
Urban Green on the Farm |
February-97 |
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Landscape & Turf Uses |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
Golf Courses Implement Compost Tea Program |
Summer 2003 |
3 |
Compost Use in the Landscape |
August-02 |
1 |
Compost Tea Time for Jensen Corporation |
August-02 |
3 |
Landscapers’ Checklist |
February-02 |
3 |
Use of Grasscycling to Improve Turf Quality |
May-01 |
3 |
Compost as a Top Dressing for Turfgrass |
May-01 |
3 |
Increasing Government Purchase of Compost Products |
December-00 |
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Turf Grass Stages Comeback |
August-00 |
1 |
Yard Trimmings & Food Waste |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
San José Sets Diversion Sites Higher |
January-02 |
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Commercial Food Waste Composting Underway at Z-Best |
May-01 |
1 |
Use of Grasscycling to Improve Turf Quality |
May-01 |
3 |
BFI Food Waste Composting Update |
August-00 |
3 |
Testing Options for Commercial Food Residual Diversion |
June-00 |
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Commercial Food Waste Composting Underway at BFI Organics |
February-00 |
1 |
Going Bulk for Yard Trimmings Collection |
December-99 |
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Z-Best Compost Gaining Ground in Agriculture |
August-99 |
1 |
Composting of Food Waste by Redworms |
August-99 |
2 |
City of San José Funds Research on Use of Yard Trimmings Products |
July-98 |
1 |
City of San José Food Waste Composting Demonstration Projects |
July-98 |
3 |
Clean Green Spurs Compost Production |
November-96 |
1 |
Urban Green on the Farm |
February-97 |
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Weed Control |
Article |
Issue |
Page |
Research Links Weed Control to Use of Organic Amendments |
Spring 2004 |
2 |
Herbicide Threatens Compost Industry |
February-02 |
3 |
Compost as a Surface Mulch for Weed Control in Transplanted Broccoli and Lettuce |
January-99 |
3 |
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