Additional Resources
Websites and Social Media
- Biobased Materials and Composites Program at Montana State University: https://www.montana.edu/bmc/
- Washington State University Small Fruit and Horticulture Research and Extension Program Website on Plastic and Biodegradable Mulch: https://smallfruits.wsu.edu/plastic-mulches/
- Lisa DeVetter @Mulch_Matters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mulch_Matters
Sustainable Mulch Management Newsletter
Subscribe to the Washington State University Sustainable Mulch Management Newsletter. Targeted to agricultural professionals and extension educators, this semi-annual newsletter provides current science-based information on biodegradable alternatives to plastic mulch. The May, 2022 issue contains an update on the Mulch2O project by Dakota McFadden, and other articles about biodegradable mulches. Subscribe at https://smallfruits.wsu.edu/plastic-mulches/newsletter/
Funding
This project was funded in 2014 by the Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant, part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grant number 2021-51300-34909.