O2Compost SOQ Comprehensive

August 27, 2012 To Whom It May Concern, As the Director of Nutrient Management for the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture a nationally recognized education center for young farmers, I am responsible for the sustainable systems at the Stone Barns Center. We have worked with the O2Compost group for over four years and have had a very positive experience throughout this time. The Stone Barns Center is an eighty-acre sustainable farm with over 100,000 visitors a year. Our mission is to educate young farmers, children and adults about growing healthy food through the use of natural and sustainable practices. Part of this requires us to compost an estimated 156,000 pounds of food waste, poultry offal’s from our meat processing center and farm mortalities. We researched many different ways to compost and decided upon the O2Compost system. My first experience with Peter Moon was a very positive one and it has not changed since we first met. During the design phase, I explained to Peter I had several challenging substrates to work with and the composting area was to be located within close proximity to our café, restaurant and adjoining public areas. All of this said, we did not want any issues with the composting area. We also wanted to be able to use the compost system as a teaching tool. He assured me we would be able to achieve our goals with his system - and we did. Today it is the focus of compost classes that are taught here and the finished product is utilized on the property as a source of nutrients that would otherwise be carted away. This has converted a considerable expense into a cost savings since we don’t have this heavy material in our weekly trash pickup. It has been a true pleasure to work with Peter Moon and the O2Compost team and I recommend them without reservation. Respectfully, Gregg Twehues Director of Nutrient Management Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 630 Bedford Road Pocantico Hills, New York 10591 Telephone: (914) 366-6200 ext. 119 Cell: (914) 774-2208 Fax: (914) 366-6200 Email: greggt@stonebarnscenter.org