How to start an urban compost business in the city - Urban Agriculture Summit Conference
Channel: VSU College of Agriculture
Date: 2017-12-14

Meet Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost founder and war veteran. He started his company to provide a great service to the DC area and keep the environment more clean. In this business presentation held at the 2017 Urban Agriculture Summit Conference he talks about his story starting his business and how it's a part of Urban Ag presented at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

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