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- EIN 20-4840352
- (502) 396-5457
- P O Box 7348 Louisville KY 40257 USA
- www.breakingnewgrounds.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Economic Development, Environment, Food, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Recycling, Urban & Community Economic Development
Mission: Turns waste into wealth by composting waste which would otherwise be landfilled in metro louisville and by urban agriculture in collaboration with low-income urban neighborhoods. Our visioin includes: *serving as a center for innvoation and a catalyst for "greening" the city & responsible corporate citizenship *farm incubation & micro enterprise to provide economic growth, asset- building and economically and environmentally-sustainable healthy food production for families where it is most needed. *decreasing the amount of waste and chemicals in our food & landfills; and *educating & supplying farmers, gardeners, restaurants & food suppliers local, sustainable, non-chemical alternatives.
Programs: Breaking new grounds currently prevents 150 tons of organic waste a year from entering louisvilles landfill, and is working to scale up that operation in order to avoid losing the soil and material wealth that composting even more organic waste would return to our communitys environment. - breaking new grounds is one of several local organizations actively working to promote the establishment of a vibrant local food economy. In fact, we provided locally grown greens to area retail outlets and restaurants in 2012. - breaking new grounds is one of several businesses around town providing vital support to those who understand that growing things with fossil fuel based fertilizers, whether houseplants, lawns, ornamental gardens or food, is an not something we as a society can continue doing long-term. Instead, it is important that we return to growing with traditional methods. Given that reality, we have produced more than 4000 lbs of vermicompost, 1115 of which have been sold as a source of revenue, the other 3000+ lbs being used to grow both the greens we have sold and the fruits and vegetables we have provided to the neighborhoods around us to help irrigate the food desert there. - trained 5 interns on urban agriculture methods.
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