Northern Tilth provides technical services for organic matter-based recycling projects. Northern Tilth specializes in recycling residuals that benefit soil fertility and overall soil health. Northern Tilth’s services include:• Permitting for organic waste recycling projects, specializing in work with complex permitting issues and/or new programs and new materials• Conducting trials (bench, field and pilot-scale) to determine the benefits of residuals and/or refine application rates• Determining soil blending recipes for manufactured topsoils • Greenhouse gas emissions accounting for waste management options (landfilling, land application, composting, anaerobic digestion, incineration, etc.)• Compost feedstock recipe development• Residuals characterization• Nitrogen mineralization and phosphorus availability studies – determination of agronomic rates• Assessing contaminant concerns• Nutrient Management planning • Training and education related to organic waste recycling and soil fertilityEducation and Certifications for Andrew Carpenter, owner of Northern Tilth• B.A. in Environmental Science, Wesleyan University, 1983• M.S. in Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Maine, 1998• Certified Crop Advisor, through the American Society of Agronomy• Certified Soil Scientist • Certified Nutrient Management PlannerResiduals with which Northern Tilth has recycling experience• Biosolids• Animal manures• Paper mill residuals• Water Treatment residuals• Food and seaweed processing residuals• Combustion by-products• Composts derived from the whole array of organic matter-based residuals