Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week with Terra.do! 

Join the North Carolina Composting Council for an engaging session on how composting helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build healthier soils, and strengthen community resilience. Whether you’re new to composting or looking to refine your approach , this session will cover the fundamentals of composting and provide practical guidance for starting and maintaining a successful compost system at home.

Our speakers:

Christine Wittmeier serves as the Organics Recycling Team Lead in the Recycling and Materials Management Section at the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service. In this role, she provides statewide technical assistance on organics recycling, manages the Food Waste Reduction Grant program, and leads North Carolina’s food waste prevention campaign, Use the Food NC. Christine has served on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Composting Council since 2023, first as Treasurer and currently as Co-Chair of the Mountain Composting Chapter.

Kat Polk is the Executive Director of NCCC, where she began as a communications specialist in 2023. With more than 13 years of nonprofit leadership experience, Kat entered the composting field in 2022 as the first program coordinator for the Garbage to Gardens school composting program. She holds an undergraduate degree from UNC-Wilmington and a Graduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, along with a certificate in Basic Immigration Law. Kat has proudly led the North Carolina Composting Council as Executive Director since 2024.