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Tom Gilbert
Roles
Student/Alumnus
Graduated
2001
Evergreen provided me with the personal and academic latitude to capitalize on my excitement in agriculture, composting and community development and explore subjects that without practical application would have felt irrelevant. 30%, or more, of the credits I earned were through independent work focused on developing the Evergreen Composting Facility. Supporting me as a learner, rather than a repository for information within a narrow trajectory, taught me to be an inspired and strategic learner.
Business Information
Business Name
Highfields Center for Composting
Business Type
Organic Farming and Fishing
Business Description
Highfields closes the loop on food and agricultural systems through technical and educational services, research and community programming in on-farm and municipal composting systems, as well as operates a composting facility in Hardwick, Vermont. We provide services primarily in the Northeast US, but work with programs and clients nationally and internationally. Highfields works to equip individual farms and whole communities with the infrastructure, systems and capacity to leverage the capture and recycling of organic materials for food production and environmental conservation.
Business Address
PO Box 503
Hardwick, VT
United States Dates of Operation
1999-present