Rich Earth Summit On Cape Cod: Exploring Urine Diversion Tools for Watershed Health

Name: Rich Earth Summit On Cape Cod: Exploring Urine Diversion Tools for Watershed Health
Start: 2025-10-15T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-16T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center

Schedule

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am to Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center | Mashpee, MA

➡️ Register by Sept 30: https://www.richearthsummit.org/
The Rich Earth Summit comes to Cape Cod this October, offering two immersive days of learning, tours, and collaboration—exploring how urine diversion can serve as a practical, cost-effective option for preventing nutrient pollution in sensitive watersheds. The Summit will facilitate discovery of practical options for Cape Cod, informed by insights from research and implementation projects across the country.
💡Day 1 – Planning Pathways for Urine Diversion
Wednesday, October 15, 9–5 ET at MASSTC, Sandwich, MA
Explore technology options, costs, regulatory pathways, and updates from Cape Cod pilot projects. Afternoon tours at MASSTC will showcase cutting-edge onsite wastewater systems and innovative urine recycling technologies.
🌱 Day 2 – Fertilizing the Grassroots: Ecological Sanitation in Practice
Thursday, October 16, 8–6 ET at The Green Center, East Falmouth, MA
Engage in workshops, exhibits, and tours highlighting urine diversion and composting systems in action—from homes and gardens to farms and community projects. Connect with neighbors and national leaders while exploring strategies for scaling ecological sanitation systems.
🍴 Community Meal at Coonamessett Farm: Harvests of the Rich Earth Summit
Thursday, October 16, 6 - 8:30 ET at Coonamessett Farm
The Summit will culminate in a community meal to keep the conversations flowing and spark new collaborations. The evening will be emceed by Shawn Shafner, artist, educator and activist of The POOP Project. Together, we'll engage in creative explorations of the futures we hope to cultivate for the waterways and farms that sustain us. The evening will be hosted in Coonamessett Farm's beautiful venue space, just next door to the Green Center.
The Cape Cod Summit is the place-based component of the 11th Annual Rich Earth Summit, which continues online November 12–14 with participants from around the world. View the full schedule and register by September 30 at richearthsummit.org.