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Kootenai Tribe and University of Idaho plan in‑vessel composting site at Sandpoint Ag Center
Summary
A Kootenai Tribe‑led organics program will place an in‑vessel composter at the University of Idaho Sandpoint Agricultural Organic Center with grant and private support; organizers expect delivery in about five months and are seeking local feedstock and partners.
The Sandpoint Sustainability Committee on June 24 heard a presentation on a new organics program led by the Kootenai Tribe that will site an in‑vessel composter at the University of Idaho’s Sandpoint Agricultural Organic Center and accept local food and yard waste once operations begin.
The project lead, Alex Ingerman, described an in‑vessel system ordered through Green Mountain Technologies that is built in a shipping container, uses an internal auger and automated aeration, and is intended to limit odors and speed composting. “It has a 6 month wait time,” Ingerman said; the project was about one month into that lead time at the June meeting, meaning delivery and start‑up are expected in roughly five months if the schedule holds.
The operation will be housed in two adjacent pole barns at the U of I site. The first barn will hold the in‑vessel…
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