Our Story
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Reunity Resources was founded in 2011 began as a community-supported experiment with a grand vision to create closed loop systems that turn waste into value.
We began with a small biodiesel program, collecting used cooking oil from a few local restaurants, converting it into fuel and re-distributing it. With consistent good service, we expanded our network until our revenues allowed the purchase of the necessary equipment and the salary of one staff person. The commitment that a venture in sustainability should be financially sustainable has shaped the organization’s growth ever since. With the successful growth of the BioFuel Collective, we began the advocacy work for food waste diversion. |
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In January 2013, we met with the City of Santa Fe’s Director of Solid Waste. We pitched our big idea to begin a commercial food scraps collection program. She said, politely and professionally, no. Since then, we have proven ourselves and built alliances with the City, County and many community organizations. In April of 2014, we began our commercial food waste collection program and have since diverted over 5 million pounds of food scraps from the landfill. At first, following our sustainable growth model in which we “test before we invest,” we provided the education and hauling for a food waste diversion program while bringing the material to another processor. Once we knew this portion of the program could support itself, we wondered if we could use an innovative system to compost the food waste ourselves into a premium compost.
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In January 2015, we signed a lease with the Santa Fe Community Farm, operating on an unused and non-arable acre of land: part of our agreement was to donate our high quality compost to the farm which then donated the food it raised to local hunger efforts. Here, we launched our unique Aerated Static Pile system to compost food waste and green waste, adding another step to our circular programming and increasing our size to four staff members.
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In 2018, the Santa Fe Community Farm closed its doors, and Reunity Resources received its torch and legacy to carry forward. That first interim year meant much community listening and research (while still growing and donating 10,837 pounds to local hunger efforts while hosting over 800 volunteers), and in 2019, the farm, now Reunity Farm, is expanded its community programming and began re-invigorating the land with regenerative agriculture. As we face the covid-19 crisis together now in 2020, we are working hard with collaborators including other hunger-relief non-profits, city and county government, shuttered restaurant partners and other local farms to ensure that local food can continue to be grown, harvested and prepared, and that community members who need it most have access.
Thank you for supporting our community impact.
We look forward to seeing you on the farm!
Thank you for supporting our community impact.
We look forward to seeing you on the farm!
Membership
why become a member?
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Your membership is a commitment to your community’s sustainability through supporting:
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members also receive:
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Member Events
Special members tours of our operations and discounts on our educational workshops to gain take-home composting and gardening knowledge. |
Residential Compost Drop Off
Bring your home kitchen compost to Reunity and reduce your household’s carbon footprint while nourishing the soil of your community. |
Member Farm Days
Come to the farm for a members u-pick day in the orchard or the field. Members get first access to u-pick. |
Reunity Resources is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization and your membership is tax-deductible!
Experience the farm
Please note: during the covid-19 outbreak we are not accepting drop in volunteers or scheduling service groups, and we are as eager as you to resume our ability to safely host folks on the farm in many different ways. Please sign up for the mailing list, follow us on Facebook or Instagram to stay up-to-date on the offerings available this year. We ARE still growing and having farm stand, and we ARE still making and selling compost; we hope you are safe and well during this time.
PUBLIC DROP-INBEGINNING IN JUNE
TUESDAYS 3PM - 6PM SATURDAYS 10AM - 2 PM Open & informally guided farm hours. Just show up! Spend some time getting your hands dirty, enjoying the outdoors, and getting to know the farm community. No experience is necessary. Please see volunteer FAQ for more details. |
HARVEST & Service GROUPSBEGINNING IN MAY
BY APPOINTMENT Team building community service through helping our community farm on harvest day. We welcome and appreciate groups of all sizes and backgrounds. Get in touch to learn more and sign up! Individuals interested in helping with harvest, please email farm@reunityresources.com to schedule a date! Let’s schedule a time that works for you! |
Other ways to help
Are you a carpenter? Mechanic? Accountant? Event planner? Musician?
If there’s a specific skill, interest, or event you’d like to share with Reunity, please reach out to: juliana@reunityresources.com
If there’s a specific skill, interest, or event you’d like to share with Reunity, please reach out to: juliana@reunityresources.com
contribute
Reunity Resources is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization and your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
Your contribution to Reunity Resources allows our model of a sustainable food system to thrive.
Contact juliana@reunityresources.com for project details!
Your contribution to Reunity Resources allows our model of a sustainable food system to thrive.
Contact juliana@reunityresources.com for project details!
Food scrap & cooking oil
collection
We operate a commercial food scraps collection program in Santa Fe, collecting food waste from area restaurants and schools.
We compost this food waste in Aerated Static Piles to create a premium soil amendment efficiently and effectively. The impact on our community’s quality of life is immense: Reunity Resources diverts thousands of cubic yards of food scraps from the landfill where they would create toxic methane. Instead, we are using this organic material to create a rich, fertile soil amendment that retains moisture and nurtures area farms and gardens.
We compost this food waste in Aerated Static Piles to create a premium soil amendment efficiently and effectively. The impact on our community’s quality of life is immense: Reunity Resources diverts thousands of cubic yards of food scraps from the landfill where they would create toxic methane. Instead, we are using this organic material to create a rich, fertile soil amendment that retains moisture and nurtures area farms and gardens.
Sustainability Funders
These funders make Reunity Resources possible and have shown their support of the sustainable ideals we are working for.
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JUST WOKE UP ADVISED FUND
THE ARK FOUNDATION
THE VERDE FUND
& ANONYMOUS DONORS
THE ARK FOUNDATION
THE VERDE FUND
& ANONYMOUS DONORS
Advisors
We are grateful for the input of community collaborators and organizations:
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY BRAIN TRUST
WENDY WILSON
SANTA FE FARMERS' MARKET INSTITUTE
MOGRO
SAN YSIDRO PERMACULTURE
SANTA FE COUNTY PLANNING OFFICE
AGUA FRIA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY BRAIN TRUST
WENDY WILSON
SANTA FE FARMERS' MARKET INSTITUTE
MOGRO
SAN YSIDRO PERMACULTURE
SANTA FE COUNTY PLANNING OFFICE
AGUA FRIA VILLAGE ASSOCIATION
Partners in Sustainability
Many thanks to these committed businesses for their donation of used cooking oil and/or participation in our food scraps collection program. Without these partners, we would not be able to do the work we do. We offer local, reliable used cooking oil and food scraps collection.
SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
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local organizations
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biofuel partners, Santa fe
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Biofuel partners,
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