Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District is enthusiastic to report that our District has been awarded the  EPA Recycling Education and Outreach grant  to implement the Educating the Next Generation: Place-Based Food Waste Reduction and Compost Recycling Initiative project.  This project will be implemented in a span of three years, August 2024 to July 2027.  Ciudad SWCD is truly looking forward to continue our partnership with APS, the City of Albuquerque Sustainability Office, and other organizations in the South Valley as Ciudad SWCD continues to support the community with local agriculture and soil health initiatives. For more information visit Compost & Garden Education Resources for Educators K - 12.

Additionally, Ciudad SWCD was awarded the USDA Composting and Food Waste Reduction Grant to Cultivate Collaborative Composting in New Mexico. As of August 2024, Ciudad SWCD is collaborating with various organizations to develop a community composting co-op site and a farm compost hub site. A write up freely shared case studies based on these and other regional community composting efforts will be available in 2026. For more information visit Santa Barbara Martineztown Community Compost  Co-op.